Why You Shouldn’t Curb Your Compassion

By Brylyn Stacy | April 13, 2012 | http://greatergood.berkeley.edu

A new study suggests the hidden costs of callousness

We’ve all had our moments of stinginess: We pass a homeless person and spare no change, or decline an appeal from a charity. We might feel a pang of guilt, but you can’t be nice to everyone, right?

A new study suggests there might be hidden costs to our callousness: It might harm our self-image and chip away at our commitment to morality.

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