Here’s a quick quiz. Person A does a favor for you. Person B asks you to do a favor for him. Who are you liable to like more?

This makes giving a one-sided affair instead of what it is meant to be—a happiness-producing act of shared, mutual warmth. Learning how to receive gratefully from others is just as important, for your ...

Europe is reportedly considering targeting American tech giants in retribution for Trump's planned tariffs. Plus, one of ...

Donald Trump says Elon Musk has earned “plenty of right” to ask him for personal favors. In a lengthy interview with Newsmax’s Greg Kelly on Tuesday evening, Trump applauded the work carried ...

So one easy way to make someone happier is to accept their generosity, or even to ask them for a small favor. Indeed, some scholars believe that, because of the way this effect operates ...