30 Small Kindness Acts for World Kindness Day & World Kindness Week

Choose a kind of kindness

1. attention

   Learn the name of someone you see every week and use it.

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2. attention

   Put your phone away for a full meal with someone.

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3. attention

   Notice who is left out of a conversation and invite them in.

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4. attention

   Hold the door and make eye contact while you do it.

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5. attention

   Check on a neighbor you haven't seen in a while.

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6. listening

   Ask someone “What's the best part of your week?” and just listen.

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7. listening

   Let someone finish their whole thought before you answer.

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8. listening

   Call an older relative and ask about a memory from their youth.

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9. listening

   Ask a coworker how their project is really going.

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10. listening

    Repeat back what you heard before giving advice.

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11. encouragement

    Tell someone specifically what they did well today.

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12. encouragement

    Send a note to someone starting something new.

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13. encouragement

    Share a friend's work with someone who could use it.

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14. encouragement

    Tell a young person about a talent you see in them.

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15. encouragement

    Leave a kind review for a small business you love.

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16. giving

    Pass along a book that helped you, with a note inside.

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17. giving

    Teach someone a skill you take for granted.

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18. giving

    Donate one useful item you no longer need.

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19. giving

    Buy a coffee for the person behind you.

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20. giving

    Offer an hour of help to someone who is overloaded.

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21. gratitude

    Write a thank-you note to a teacher who shaped you.

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22. gratitude

    Thank a worker whose job usually goes unnoticed.

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23. gratitude

    Tell a family member one thing you inherited from them.

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24. gratitude

    List three people who opened a door for you, and tell one.

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25. gratitude

    Thank someone who disagreed with you respectfully.

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26. courage

    Speak up kindly when someone is being talked over.

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27. courage

    Apologize first for something small you've let linger.

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28. courage

    Introduce yourself to someone you've been nervous to meet.

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29. courage

    Ask for help with something you've been carrying alone.

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30. courage

    Take one small step on the “some day” plan you've been waiting on.

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