Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
This is our neuropsychological home base: to be calm, contented, and caring.
Rick Hanson • Neurodharma
The Germans (of course) have a word for it: herzensbildung, training one’s heart to see the full humanity in another.
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
Trust the gold: Humans are fundamentally good, creative, and whole. They have noble intentions. Harm is caused not by malice but rather by fear, desperation, and lack of skillfulness/choice in meeting one's needs— challenges that have been part of humankind for quite a long time. With the exception of extreme situations, I aspire to approach e... See more
Mindy Zhang • My Personal Values
Acts of kindness, helping others, and going out of one’s way to be of assistance to those in need can, of course, increase the well-being of others.
Harvard University • How to Flourish: Practical Activities Supported by Scientific Research
the quality of our lives and the health of our society depends, to a large degree, on how well we treat each other in the minute interactions of daily life.
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
as a strength,
kindness has three components: (a) the motivation to be kind to others; (b) the recognition of
kindness in others; and (c) the enactment of kind behavior in one's daily life.