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Kindness is a type of behavior marked by acts of generosity, consideration, rendering assistance, or concern for others, without expecting praise or reward in return. It is a subject of interest in philosophy , religion, and psychology.
Feeling like your kindness is being taken advantage of, or doing too much for other people and neglecting your own needs, may “lead to burnout or resentment,” Rachel Marmor, a licensed mental ...
Positive psychology is a field of psychological theory and research of optimal human functioning of people, groups, and institutions. [1] [2] It studies "positive subjective experience, positive individual traits, and positive institutions... it aims to improve quality of life."
The science of generosity initiative at the University of Notre Dame [12] investigates the sources, origins, and causes of generosity; manifestations and expressions of generosity; and consequences of generosity for givers and receivers. Generosity for the purposes of this project is defined as the virtue of giving good things to others ...
The Smiley face, a yellow circle with two black lines for eyes and an upturned squiggle of a mouth, turns 50 this year. Yet it doesn’t have one single wrinkle. In fact, if anything, Smiley — a ...
A random act of kindness is a nonpremeditated, inconsistent action designed to offer kindness towards the outside world. [1] The phrase "random kindness and senseless acts of beauty" was written by Anne Herbert on a placemat in Sausalito, California in 1982. It was based on the phrase "random acts of violence and senseless acts of cruelty". [2]
L'Oreal Paris is honoring Laura Reiss of Kindness Matters 365 as one if its Women of Worth 2018. This nonprofit founder has raised millions in disaster relief by teaching students about the ...
Some researchers believe that kindness priming operates similarly to associative memories, and thus utilizes common neurological mechanisms. [example needed] Teasdale and Fogarty were the first to hypothesize that affect led to differences in learning speed and memory retrieval, on the basis of congruent valence of mood and target material via common associations.