A few days ago, a US school teacher's video on a '30 seconds or less' rule on kindness captured the attention of netizens. In the video, Natalie Ringold, a fourth-grade teacher, explains to her students that if someone can't change something about themselves in 30 seconds or less, it shouldn't be mentioned to them. Quoting examples like 'Hey your shoes are untied,' or 'Or you have a little fuzzy on your shirt,' she said, "If you say something like that to someone, they can change it in less than 30 seconds.
But if you comment on someone's hair colour, texture or style or body, they can't change it in 30 seconds." The teacher, who is getting widely appreciated for her advice, added, "Your words have power. If at all you apologise and try to take the words back or undo it, it's not possible.
" Lapping up her words, many went on to add famous observations on kindness, including Mother Teresa's 'Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.' Psychologists have also explained time and again that exercising kindness in this manner can have many mental health benefits, which are: A post shared by Ms. Natalie Ringold š Elementary Teacher (@always.
upper.elementary) 1) Reduces cortisol, triggers dopamine It triggers the dopamine in your brain. Renowned American psychologist Martin Seligman once said that practising kindness can improve our mood by forming a positive feedback loop in our heads.
It can also trigger a relaxation response in our brain, re.
