Being kind is pure profit

"Friendly week – heard of it? Now it's here in all cases, and the already friendly and kind can pat himself on the shoulder. The one who is kind is a winner."

"Kindness has had a week since 1946 and is said to have had its origins in a trafikräknares gloomy observation. During a pass, took note of the hen of 12 people who log and 15, who saw satisfied. The rest, 8 569 people, it looked gloomy out."

"Friendly week disappeared into oblivion for a period but was brought to life in 2014 and now it is time again next week. But it does not mean that we greater part of the year is starved of kindness – quite the contrary, argues the professor and doctor Stefan Einhorn."

"– Kindness is part of goodness - or snällhetsbegreppet, that we in the meetings with the other to behave in a constructive and thoughtful manner. And we live in a friendly community. Very much of what goes on between people is good, " he says."

"Stefan Einhorn, who wrote the book the Art of being kind, and often gives lectures on ethics, do not think that the harsh and often hateful tone in social media to speak against his image."

"– If you are looking at for example Facebook and view a cross-section of what people write is the absolute majority of different forms of kindness, schysthet and encouragement. There are niches in the social media where you revel in others ' misfortune, and these niches, we often hear about, but most of the time that is written is still positive."

"Stefan Einhorn looks at the same time, good reasons to step up snällheten. Not least for purely selfish reasons."

"– There are a lot of advantages. When we do good works, cooperates and is generous activates our reward center in the brain. We are enjoying therefore of good works, by the same reward center that is activated by drugs. The advantage of the good deeds is that they are free of side effects."

"To be kind also increases the chance to be nicely treated by others," continues Stefan Einhorn."

"– It is so true that good deeds are spreading like rings on the water. And it is not so important why you is kind, it does not matter if it is out of selfish reasons, the important thing is what you do."

"A third argument for spreading the kindness is that the level of performance will be raised – on the job or in school, for example."

"– do you have a workplace that is high performing, one should make sure that employees are listened to and respected, then they will not only feel better but also perform better. In extension, it is good for the economy, " says Stefan Einhorn."

"Friendly week was instituted in 1946 by the publisher of the Harry Lindquist, who later founded the medical mission."

"Originally marked the Friendly week of november."

"After a long break made Friendly the week comeback in 2014."

"this Year's theme is to show kindness towards oneself."

"An inquiry into medical mission unveiled in 2015 showed that nine out of ten respondents perceived themselves as friendly in everyday life."

"at the same time considered two of the three persons in the environment was friendly to them."

"the Stress was identified as the most common reason to be unkind."

"Source: Läkarmissionen"