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The Keys to Kindness

How to Be Kinder to Yourself, Others and the World

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The Keys to Kindness

By: Claudia Hammond
Narrated by: Claudia Hammond
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Using the latest research from psychology and neuroscience and working in collaboration with the University of Sussex's world-leading Kindness Institute, Claudia Hammond takes us on a eye-opening tour of kindness: what constitutes kindness (it's not just one thing), effective strategies to build more of it into our lives and the benefits of being kind. The audiobook is structured around the seven keys of kindness:

  1. Start by understanding what it is.
  2. You need to recognise it when you see it: here's more kindness in the world than you might think.
  3. Kindness makes you feel good and that's okay.
  4. Kindness is not a weakness - kind people are winners.
  5. Kindness comes from understanding others.
  6. Anyone can be a hero.
  7. Kindness starts with being kind to yourself.
  8. Afterword: a prescription for kindness.

You are kinder than you think, but we could all be kinder still - with enormous benefits for our personal mental health and wellbeing. The Keys to Kindness sets out a prescription for a kinder life that you can adapt to your own circumstances, and how to apply these lessons to ourselves, others and the planet.

©2022 Claudia Hammond (P)2022 Canongate Books Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Psychology & Interactions

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I felt this was a warmly written book the author tried her best and it showed. I think there is allot of things that people can learn about such a simple thing as being kind. so thank you 😊

Great Bokk

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I work in retail so I'm trying to find my kindness again as working in customer service has stolen it from me so the little daily steps to recognise kindness is helpful.
Also learning better techniques & words to help friends with their unkindness to themselves is great so thank you.

Being Kind Is Definitely Cool Again.

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Excellent . So clear and precise Claudia 's humanity speaks from the page.
 a book, that is well worth
reading so good - read it!


Ideas is good at the podcast. Very reassuring.

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Fantastic book. It has inspired me and helped me understand kindness in a more positive light.

Brilliant, fantastic. inspiring and informative read.

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