Zócalo Public SquareBarbara Oakley – Zócalo Public Square https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org Ideas Journalism With a Head and a Heart Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:01:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Is It Too Late To Not Be a Jerk? https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2012/10/03/is-it-too-late-to-not-be-a-jerk/ideas/up-for-discussion/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2012/10/03/is-it-too-late-to-not-be-a-jerk/ideas/up-for-discussion/#respond Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:01:31 +0000 Zocalo http://new.zocalopublicsquare.org/?p=38642 We can all point to some dreadful people who seem to live forever, but in general the numbers favor the good guys. According to researchers, being charitable in behavior—being kind—promotes happiness, healthiness, and longevity. Since kindness tends to be good for ourselves and others, maybe we should even teach it. But does that make any sense? In advance of the Zócalo event “Is Altruism a Wonder Drug?” we approached several people who make a profession of empathy to tackle a simple question: Can kindness be taught?

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]]> We can all point to some dreadful people who seem to live forever, but in general the numbers favor the good guys. According to researchers, being charitable in behavior—being kind—promotes happiness, healthiness, and longevity. Since kindness tends to be good for ourselves and others, maybe we should even teach it. But does that make any sense? In advance of the Zócalo event “Is Altruism a Wonder Drug?” we approached several people who make a profession of empathy to tackle a simple question: Can kindness be taught?

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