Wonder Drug: 7 Scientifically Proven Ways That Serving Others Is the Best Medicine for Yourself

Two doctors illuminate, through neuroscience and captivating stories, how serving others—and pitching in to the world in general—is a secret superpower.If a doctor's prescription could bring you:Longer lifeBetter healthMore energy and resilienceLess burnout, depression and anxietyMore happiness, fulfillment and well-beingMore personal and professional success (including higher income)And, no harmful side effectsWould you take it?In Wonder Drug, physician scientists Stephen Trzeciak, M.D., and Anthony Mazzarelli, M.D., reveals how kinder people not only live longer, but also live better. Science shows that serving others is not just the right thing to do, it's also the smart thing to do. Getting outside of your own head, outside the swirl of self-concern that may dominate your mental chatter, is, ironically, one of the best things you can do for yourself.Building upon their earlier work showing that, in the context of healthcare, having more compassion for patients is a powerful way to not only achieve better patient outcomes, but also promote well-being, resilience and resistance to burnout among healthcare workers, Trzeciak and Mazzarelli now extend their research to uncover how the power of serving others reaches far beyond the medical world and can be a life-changing therapy for everyone.Relating to the varying meanings of giving in real people's daily lives, this book's stories will convince and inspire you to make simple prism changes. You don't need a total life upheaval, just a purposeful shift in mindset. Per science, the best way to well-being and finding your true fulfillment is this: scan your orbit for the people around you in need of help, and go fill that need, as often as you can. Read more