5 Times Being 'Nice' Is Actually Unkind
The Difference Between Kindness And Niceness Is That Kindness Makes Life Easier And More Authentic For Others While Being Nice Might Sometimes Hide The Truth.
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The Difference Between Kindness And Niceness Is That Kindness Makes Life Easier And More Authentic For Others While Being Nice Might Sometimes Hide The Truth.
An argument in favour of using the word “nice” – and also living up to it.
Genuine kindness can deepen the shallowest relationships, and turn out to be lifesavers. Being nice is an actual science that does not just help the other person, it also does wonderful things for our brain. Consciously practicing kindness can have real life benefits, from making us feel good to boosting our health through the release of heart-healthy, feel-good hormones.
Those practices supposed to reduce egoism often encourage feelings of pious superiority ‘Self-improvement morphs into a pious one-upmanship.’ Photograph: Maridav/Alamy Stock Photo ‘Self-improvement morphs into a pious one-upmanship.’ Photograph: Maridav/Alamy Stock Photo Sat 2 Jan 2021 12.30 EST Last modified on Sat 2 Jan 2021 16.52 EST It would appear that the mindfulness movement is overrun by preening narcissists. Who could have guessed? A Dutch study by Roos Vonk and Anouk Visser, entitled An Exploration of Spiritual Superiority: The Paradox of Self-Enhancement, is the first to me...