Reading and listening about kindness makes you think about kindness. That inevitably makes you act with more kindness. It just does. Give it a try.
Check out this one.
I discovered Dr. Laurie Santos when I heard her speak at an online seminar. She immediately drew me in. She’s a professor at Yale and a top expert in her field of human cognition, so she knows what she’s talking about, but, at the same time, she’s easy to understand.
This episode discusses ideas from Jamil Zaki’s book (the one I’m going to recommend below) and even interviews him.
I think Zaki has written a very compelling book about the struggle for empathy in our increasingly divisive world. Using well documented research, Zaki demonstrates that empathy is a muscle we can build. His inspiring stories cover a wide range of experiences, from NICU nurses to a former neo-Nazi. He challenges us all to work to strengthen our own empathy muscles and choose to make this world kinder.
Do you have any books, podcasts, or articles about kindness you can share with me?
