Somewhat off-topic, but related to happiness from giving. Is volunteering (giving time) = giving? If the proverbial lawyer volunteering in a soup kitchen does not feel nearly as happy if she instead works extra hours and donates the proceeds, should one try to persuade her to do the latter, anyway, because it’s more “effective”? Same with a doctor volunteering in Africa, a programmer answering questions on StackOverflow, etc.
Somewhat off-topic, but related to happiness from giving. Is volunteering (giving time) = giving? If the proverbial lawyer volunteering in a soup kitchen does not feel nearly as happy if she instead works extra hours and donates the proceeds, should one try to persuade her to do the latter, anyway, because it’s more “effective”? Same with a doctor volunteering in Africa, a programmer answering questions on StackOverflow, etc.