Key points

When we offer kindness to others, it increases positive emotions and life satisfaction.

It’s important that we offer kindness autonomously and that we feel our efforts are effective.

Simply seeing kindness promotes generosity, interpersonal connection, and inclusion.

In an increasingly digital world that often leaves us feeling isolated and lonely , random acts of kindness may hold the key to connection.

Receiving and giving kindness boasts plenty of benefits. While it’s intuitive that receiving kindness enhances well-being, research suggests that when we offer kindness to others, it increases positive emotions and life satisfaction. It’s important that we offer kindness autonomously, without feeling forced to do so, and that we feel our efforts are effective ‌(Xin, Z., G

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