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Kindness That Works

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What the research says about acts of kindness, compliments, gratitude, helping under stress and giving (with the replications) turned into habits you choose and keep.

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AT THE SUMMIT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

01Do small acts of kindness knowing what they do, and don't do

02Give compliments and thanks that land

03Help people under stress without signaling doubt

04Plan giving and volunteering by results, and keep kindness chosen

Every lesson of Kindness That Works

15 lessons in 5 levels, about 3 hours. Level 1 is free.

Level 1What Kindness DoesFree · 3 lessons
  1. Does kindness make you happier?See what 27 experiments found about acts of kindness and the well-being of the person doing them.11 min
  2. Spending on others, replicatedKnow what the famous prosocial spending finding looks like after a large replication.12 min
  3. Checkpoint: impact, connection, choiceUse the three conditions that made generosity most rewarding in preregistered experiments.12 min
Level 2Words That LandMembership · 3 lessons
  1. The compliment you didn't giveSee why people hold back compliments, and give the ones you've been sitting on.11 min
  2. Gratitude exercises, honestlyKnow what gratitude exercises can and can't do, before you rely on them.11 min
  3. Checkpoint: a week of kind wordsPlan a week of specific compliments and thanks, and notice what happens.12 min
Level 3Help That HelpsMembership · 3 lessons
  1. The help nobody noticedSee why obvious help can backfire under stress, and how to help without signaling doubt.11 min
  2. Offer help without taking overPractice offering help in a way that respects the other person's competence.12 min
  3. Checkpoint: help that helpsChoose the right kind of help for three real situations.12 min
Level 4Give WellMembership · 3 lessons
  1. The overhead mythJudge charities by what they achieve, not by how little they spend on running themselves.11 min
  2. Make your gift count twiceUse matching campaigns wisely, knowing what a field experiment found about match ratios.11 min
  3. Checkpoint: your giving planPlan your giving for the year with impact, connection and choice, and the evidence in mind.12 min
Level 5Kindness as a HabitMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Make kindness automaticTurn kindness into if-then habits linked to moments that already happen.11 min
  2. Kind, not depletedKeep kindness freely chosen and sustainable, so it keeps feeling good.11 min
  3. Capstone: your kindness planCombine acts, words, help and giving into one plan you'll actually keep.13 min
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