The Keys to Kindness: How to be Kinder to Yourself, Others and the World

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The Keys to Kindness: How to be Kinder to Yourself, Others and the World

The Keys to Kindness: How to be Kinder to Yourself, Others and the World

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If someone has done something unkind try to imagine a reason why they did it. This may help to cope with it, however unlikely is a reason. Really nice book, learnt a lot about psychology and also interestingly fundraising. I have a couple of takeaways and when I told my colleague who is learning about fundraising, she confirmed these are very important principles.

In a world where it seems too often people are looking out for number one, which turns out to be themselves, something so basic as kindness often appears a forgotten art. Time and time again we hear about our inhumanities to one another, so many refusing to take a few moments out of their day to offer a touch of kindness to an acquaintance or even a perfect stranger.Claudia Hammond, the popular host of of BBC’s Radio program, All In The Mind, takes an in-depth look at the world of kindness. THE KEYS TO KINDNESS is not overly technical. It is down to basics, and actually informs us that we are kinder than we think. But she adds there is still room to be even kinder than that. Throughout the book, Hammond talks about The Last Kind Act Received, people mentioning a variety of situations when completing The Kindness Test. Some were basic and some rather suspect. One person said, “I told my wife I loved her.” Now is that kindness or something that should come naturally? Another like “My grown-up children walked at my pace,” seems more courtesy than kindness.

Despite its practicality, it is also a book brimming with possibilities and positivity and left my faith in humanity in a state of steady restoration. I felt both empowered and inspired, my eyes, heart and fingers itching to see, recognise and spread some more kindness in the world immediately. There are as many facts as fallacies about kindness, and those who show it or may not show it. There is a fallacy that younger children and even teenagers may not have the ability to show kindness. In the book, she disputes that claim, even presenting tests that were done involving children and teens. Young children were more prone to help others than simply themselves, when trying to complete a task. It really takes so little of one’s time to show a little kindness, and that is what the author is emphasizing.

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People are more likely to donate if you yourself have done it. E.g. if you donated to a charity or volunteered for them, your family and friends are more likely to donate.

Thanks to this Kindness Test, the author got a precise overview of ways people showed that bit of kindness. But she also focuses on overdoing kindness, citing social media and the penchant for people to grab the spotlight because of an altruistic deed. Was it done out of the goodness of their heart, or the publicity they receive? And she also studies whether people were being nice or kind. Are they compatible or is there a line drawn?



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