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Study: Kindness make you feel happier than money

(CNN, KYMA/KECY) - Experts say that acts of kindness may make you happier than even a higher salary at work according to a world happiness report released each year on International Happiness Day.

It's a global analysis on happiness and well-being.

This year's report and paid special attention to the acts of benevolence and people's expectations of their communities, like donating money, volunteering, and doing nice things for a stranger.

The data suggests that 70% of the world's population did just at least one kind of thing once per month, and experts with Gallup says that acts of generosity predict happiness even more than earning a higher salary.

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