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Good Samaritan–ism
- Let someone in front of you in line
- Fix shopping carts at a store
- Pick up trash
- Park further away so someone else can park closer
- Give up your seat on a crowded bus, subway, etc
- Offer to give someone a ride
- Stop at a crosswalk
- Let another car go in front of you
- Learn the names of people you see regularly but don’t know personally, then make a point to say hello
- Hold the door for someone
- Be a good listener to someone who is having a hard time
- Offer to help someone who is sick: make dinner, grocery shop, clean house, etc
- Recycle
- Say hi to the person with you in an elevator
- Listen to an elderly person share stories from their youth
- Volunteer to become a “Big Brother” or “Big Sister”
- Invite someone who is eating alone to join you
The kindness effect