One Kind Act a Day Blog
Books are Empathy Engines
Books are Empathy Engines by M.T. Bennett "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." -George R.R. Martin I. Love. Reading. My parents read to me a lot and instilled a love of books in me at an early age. I was definitely the child who hid under their [...]
How to Increase Dignity in our Discourse
How to Increase Dignity in our Discourse If you turn on the news it seems that we are becoming ever more divided. Differing ideologies and opinions and vilifying our fellow citizens. However, our nation is hungry for more unity and connection. How can we accomplish that when we all seem so different? Dr. Tim Shriver is [...]
Trading Contempt for Kindness
Trading Contempt for Kindness Telling people you’re a lobbyist is like telling them you don’t wash your hands after using the restroom. But I’m not like other lobbyists, I’m a cool lobbyist. At One Kind Act a Day, kindness is our currency as we help political groups, businesses, communities, schools, and individuals make better habits of kindness. [...]
Gratitude and Kindness
Gratitude and Kindness Does kindness really have a place in business? How can a culture of kindness centered in gratitude really help your bottom line? Well five-time New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Coach, and the Apostle of Appreciation, Chester Elton answers those questions for you. In an energetic presentation at our 2024 Kindness Summit Chester Elton [...]
Why Kindness Matters
Boosts to life satisfaction and physical and mental well-being. The research on the power of kindness isn’t good, it is overwhelmingly great! It shows that there is a myriad of benefits we receive from being kind. In an article From Psychology Today, by Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, she describes some of the benefits kindness has on our levels of [...]
Be Your Own Best Friend: Learning the Art of Self-Compassion
Be Your Own Best Friend: Learning the Art of Self-Compassion “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” – Brené Brown I don’t know about you, but I am by far my own worst critic. I’m always the first one to beat myself up when I do something wrong or even if I just don’t [...]
Neurobiology Makes a Kind Act Feel Wonderful
Neurobiology Makes a Kind Act Feel Wonderful What we know from the social science literature is that if you do more of them, frequently, and repetitively Neurogenesis occurs. The brain becomes healthier. It becomes more readily able to recognize when people need our kindness. It helps us to feel confident to reach out and to provide the [...]
Welcome to the Science of Kindness
Welcome to the Science of Kindness SoK #1 Honestly, I am a nerd. A professor type who is still a child that loves science and medicine. Long coat, gray hair: I’m sure that you can imagine it. As part of the professor of medicine gig, I love to teach and share what I know with others—from other professionals [...]
A Business Case for Kindness
How to foster kindness in the workplace “Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.” – Bob Kerry, US Senator I started going back to the office two days a week towards the end of 2021. I knew no one, got lost in the building, didn’t know where anything was, [...]
Three Tips for Boosting Kindness
Three Tips for Boosting Kindness Many years ago, as I walked into my place of employment, I was greeted by a client with such genuine kindness that it struck me. She seemed sincerely happy to see me. (Me?!) I don’t recall what state I was in when I arrived, but it’s entirely possible that I had been [...]