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October 12, 2015 · 54:35 · 5 min

Habit #6: is everything we do inherently selfish?

  • Is everything we do inherently selfish, or can good deeds be genuinely altruistic?

Returning to the miserable-habits list, the hosts debate whether doing everything only for personal gain is a misery habit — speaker-2 quizzes speaker-1 (addressed on-air as Boova), who play-acts offering to help Ben move while admitting he'd feel good about it. The conclusion: benefiting from helping someone does not make the act selfish; motive is what matters.

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