Who knew that mean people could be such great teachers? Sometimes big life lessons come from unlikely places. Source: Creative Commons/Pixabay When I was in college more than 30 years ago, I would ...

If you’re stressed, you’re in good company—at least according to the saying that misery loves company—and based on the huge number of people who share your experience. Levels of stress are at ...

Experiments conducted by UC Merced researchers find that people who perform good deeds are far more likely to be thought of as religious believers than atheists. Moreover, the psychological bias ...

In an overwhelming world, small acts of kindness can seem to have little meaning. In a world where bad things are happening every day, how much can a small action matter, anyway? As it turns out, the ...

Now and then, I give up my spot in the grocery line to a stranger. Or, if a friend is in the hospital, I’ll surprise them by sending flowers. These random acts of kindness — given without expectation ...

Kindness and compassion are considered to be instrumental buffers for the negative effects of stress, thought to be perpetuated by strengthening positive interpersonal connections. Several studies ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Hutcheson teaches leadership at Purdue University. Kindness, however, is not a soft skill—it’s a strategic one. Leaders who ...

On a crowded Milan subway, a man in a Batman suit quietly stepped into a carriage and, according to new behavioral research, something unusual happened: commuters suddenly became more considerate.