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What Is a Kind Act to a Kid?
Cost-effective acts may be the best way to encourage kids to be kinder. As published in Psychology Today, Oliver Scott Curry, Ph.D. Key points Kindness is typically understood as actions intended to benefit others, at some cost to the actor — an ABC model of kindness (Baldwin and Baldwin, 1970; Curry and colleagues, 2018).…
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Kindness and Happiness at Work
Unlocking our untapped cooperative potential. As published in Psychology Today by Oliver Scott Curry Ph.D. Humans are extremely cooperative animals. We have lived in social groups for millions of years, and throughout that time have relied on one another to survive and thrive. Our finely honed abilities — to coordinate, collaborate, and resolve…
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Bringing Kindness to Campus
The college experience is supposed to be a time of growth, self-discovery, and new connections. But what happens to college students when the in-person experience is suddenly taken away? It’s no secret that the global pandemic brought monumental changes to the college experience. Students spent a school year isolated from their…
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Back to School: Rethinking How We Teach Kindness in the Classroom
“Wait your turn.” “Work together.” “Don’t leave anyone out.” Any teacher or parent is familiar with these “lessons,” which illustrate the ways we as a society have traditionally taught children values like empathy, kindness, and caring. Usually, we’re directly telling our kids how they should (and shouldn’t) act, and hopefully modeling proper…
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Civic Acts of Kindness
How to help solve the problems of policing and racism The murder of George Floyd, and many others, has drawn worldwide attention to the problems of police brutality and racial discrimination in America. Most US citizens agree that these problems need to be solved; but they disagree about how best to…
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Why Kindness At Work Is The Key To Profitable Growth — And How To Start
Why Kindness At Work Is The Key To Profitable Growth — And How To Start Guest Writers for Kindness.org: Phil Lewis & Claire Croft, Corporate Punk When you think of businesses being ‘kind’, what springs to mind? Charitable donations or other examples of corporate do-goodery? A well-meaning HR initiative? Or a mirthless laugh…
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How to Be Kind in a Crisis
Crises bring out the best in us — we rise to the challenge, and perform amazing acts of kindness. But it’s not always clear what to do or how to best help — especially under quarantine. So our team investigated… Our mission at Kindness.org is to educate and inspire people to choose kindness. To…
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Creating a Place for People to Belong
A Citizen Scientist Study of Ada’s Cafe When you stop by Ada’s Cafe in San Francisco or Palo Alto, you are presented with a wonderful selection of fresh sandwiches, soups, beverages and even vegan and gluten-free pastries. Their cafes are warm and welcoming, and a model for inclusivity and kindness in…
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An Open Letter of Gratitude to All Interns
You’re a special category of talent who deserves a shout-out of respect and admiration. As we continue to learn from our experience with each and every one of our interns at kindness.org, we wanted to thank you, and to share how you’ve impacted our thinking. You encouraged us to put…
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A Tiger Helped My Child Practice Kindness.
A Tiger Helped My Child Practice Kindness A kindness.org guest post from Brooklyn-based writer and producer Paula Gilovich My daughter was watching Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood without blinking. Perhaps at the exact same time, your daughter or son was watching Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood too. To say that the PBS children’s show is a…
