Generosity Makes You Happy You have found that the key to your own happiness is spending very little time thinking about how happy you are or aren't. Instead, you look around the world and try to see who could use more happiness. And you do your best to help make that happen. You get that being generous is more than just giving away money. You are generous with your time... and with giving others the benefit of the doubt. You are never one for keeping an eye on the score, and you're not looking to see what you get back from your giving. You just give what feels good.