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" After he spoke with us about the neuroscience of gift-giving, neuroscientist Daniel Ariely actually went out and polled 5,000 gift givers about the last gift they received, and how much they liked it. As we said\u2014so consider this a last-minute, gentle reminder\u2014people like surprises. Now, there&amp;#039;s a risk here that scares most of us when it comes to gifting something that the person different ask for (we offered some strategies). But Ariely&amp;#039;s survey found that givers who take the risk often undervalue the joy of an unexpected gift\u2014especially when it&amp;#039;s a complete surprise\u2014and, most importantly, that recipients prefer chancier gifts. As in, it can be very much worth the risk. But again, it needs to be a good gift. Something with thought. Something that can make someone grow. And, according to Emmy Rossum, not a pet that they aren&amp;#039;t expecting. So do it: Take a risk. Believe in it. And then hope for a small holiday miracle. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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