Seeking — Human Kindness

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kindness and hedonic well-being (meaning — happiness and positive feelings).</p><p id="0e7a">From holding the door open for a stranger to sending your loved ones some flowers for no reason, giving a nice complement to a stranger to a bright smile to make someone’s day — there are endless ideas for how you can engage in <a href="https://bucketlistjourney.net/random-acts-of-kindness-ideas-and-examples/">random acts of kindness</a> today — I hope you will consider it.</p><p id="0016">Thank you for reading!</p><div id="6b83" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200903095622.htm"> <div> <div> <h2>When doing good boosts health, well-being: Acts of kindness benefit givers, study finds</h2> <div><h3>Performing acts of kindness and helping other people can be good for people's health and well-being, according to new…</h3></div> <div><p>www.sciencedaily.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Jsyreb6nsbxJG94F)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="2083">*This is Day 17 of the <a href="https://readmedium.com/science-f4b9855732ba">#sciku challenge</a> — science-inspired haiku-like poetry( so #sciku?) prompts to get you inspired — Our dear readers — why not spend some time each day creating and having a little fun — if you do — publish it anywhere on medium, just tag it with — #30DaysOfScikuChallenge.</p><p id="00ef">**Tagging <a href="undefined">Lyn

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n E. O’Connor, PhD</a>, <a href="undefined">Laura Griffith Machado, PsyD</a>, <a href="undefined">Cooking at Home</a>, and anyone else who feels inspired to follow and/or play along with this fun #30DaysOfScikuChallenge and today’s prompt: <i>Prosocial Research</i></p><p id="164e">What’s next —</p><div id="0061" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-scikus-collection-446db93d06d7"> <div> <div> <h2>The Scikus collection</h2> <div><h3>S&S — Science-Inspired Haikus</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*t6Za1raJhRvkymJu)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="2633">Or perhaps read more on kindness by <a href="undefined">Jud Brewer MD PhD</a></p><div id="be94" class="link-block"> <a href="https://elemental.medium.com/how-to-practice-loving-kindness-36807ae6873d"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Make Kindness Your Default Response</h2> <div><h3>Daily insights on life in the face of uncertainty, by psychiatrist and habit change specialist Dr. Jud Brewer</h3></div> <div><p>elemental.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*AYRonOqoqi-9xS_ZS8kuYg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Day 17 Prompt: A Prosocial Research Inspired Sciku

one simple warm smile small random act of kindness can uplift and heal

The current geopolitical landscape leaves many of us feeling down, disconnected, and perhaps even wondering how we get along and find common ground?

While we might disagree on the individual matters of policy, I hope you will agree that we are all unified in our resolve to make this world a better place for us and future generations — So what does it take — many things are worthy of consideration — but perhaps seeking and engaging in individual acts of kindness is part of the solution.

In fact, researchers have long studied the impact of prosocial behaviors on an individual and group well-being. A recent meta-analysis suggests a significant association between prosocial behaviors and well-being.

Specifically, their analysis indicated a stronger link between kindness and eudaimonic well-being (meaning — self-actualization, realizing one’s potential, and finding meaning in life) than between kindness and hedonic well-being (meaning — happiness and positive feelings).

From holding the door open for a stranger to sending your loved ones some flowers for no reason, giving a nice complement to a stranger to a bright smile to make someone’s day — there are endless ideas for how you can engage in random acts of kindness today — I hope you will consider it.

Thank you for reading!

*This is Day 17 of the #sciku challenge — science-inspired haiku-like poetry( so #sciku?) prompts to get you inspired — Our dear readers — why not spend some time each day creating and having a little fun — if you do — publish it anywhere on medium, just tag it with — #30DaysOfScikuChallenge.

**Tagging Lynn E. O’Connor, PhD, Laura Griffith Machado, PsyD, Cooking at Home, and anyone else who feels inspired to follow and/or play along with this fun #30DaysOfScikuChallenge and today’s prompt: Prosocial Research

What’s next —

Or perhaps read more on kindness by Jud Brewer MD PhD

#30DAYSOFSCIKUCHALLENGE

Seeking — Human Kindness

Day 17 Prompt: A Prosocial Research Inspired Sciku

When doing good boosts health, well-being: Acts of kindness benefit givers, study finds

Performing acts of kindness and helping other people can be good for people's health and well-being, according to new…

The Scikus collection

S&S — Science-Inspired Haikus

How to Make Kindness Your Default Response

Daily insights on life in the face of uncertainty, by psychiatrist and habit change specialist Dr. Jud Brewer