Why small good deeds work
You may be familiar with this: someone holds the door open for you, offers you a seat on the tram, leaves a short note on your desk saying "Thanks for today." Such gestures are not just nice. They activate parts of the brain that are associated with feelings of security, acceptance, and trust.
- Did you know that... when you do a good deed, your body releases oxytocin? This promotes a sense of belonging and interpersonal bonds. It works the same way when you are the recipient. Kindness is a bit like energy: when it moves in one direction, it spreads further.
This applies at work and at home, but also in the community, where you may only meet people occasionally. The human brain remembers where it felt good.
Kindness as leadership
Leadership is no longer based on titles or positions. It is reflected in the atmosphere you create around you. Leaders can often be recognized by their ability to bring calm, a sense of security, and meaning even in difficult times.
The great news is that this can be learned.
Partners such as VOX, Top Vision, and Škola komunikace show you how to conduct conversations more sensitively, how to work with emotions in a team, and how to become someone who can support others. This is a form of kindness that changes the environment much more than we realize.
What kindness looks like in everyday life
Revolution does not begin with grand gestures. It begins with the smallest thing you have at hand.
- Hold the door open for a colleague, even if you are in a hurry.
- Offer to help your partner when you see that they are exhausted.
- Leave some chocolate in your friend's bag "just because."
- Bring a homemade cake to the kitchen and don't sign your name.
- Write to a family member who you haven't heard from in a long time.
These little things affect the atmosphere more than it seems at first glance, and they often come back sooner than you expect.
Kindness to yourself
Perhaps the quietest, but most crucial form of kindness. Without it, it is difficult to pass on energy to others.
A short rest without remorse. An evening without screens. Knowing how to say no when you don't have the capacity.
- Did you know that... people who are chronically overworked show fewer acts of kindness? Not because they don't want to, but because they lack the capacity. Taking care of yourself is not selfish—it is a prerequisite for caring for others.
Why we are a country of donors
Czechia is one of the countries where public collections enjoy extraordinary support. From food and textile collections to helping people facing serious illness. We are a nation that can come together when we know that help will reach its destination. That is why community projects, volunteer activities, and education that goes beyond the norm have been operating in our country for a long time.
Would you like to become part of them? Try courses at the Česká unie neslyšících (Czech Union of the Deaf), where you can learn to communicate better with people with hearing impairments. Educas focuses on education in the field of diseases and care for the sick. These are skills that are valuable in both professional and everyday life.
When you want to lend a hand
Kindness can also be practical. Maybe you know how to treat minor injuries, maybe you enjoy working with children in sports clubs, or maybe you want to be useful in your team.
Courses from the Škola tejpování help you understand the body, sports injuries, and injury prevention. BP Sport, which trains instructors and coaches, shows that working with people—both children and adults—can be one of the most rewarding forms of volunteering.
Similarly, courses from Energie rostlin introduce natural ways of caring for the body and mind—a gentle, natural form of kindness that is closely related to conscious care for others and oneself.
Bring kindness into everyday life
You don't have to turn everything upside down. Just start small.
Choose three small things for this week:
- One for yourself.
- One for someone close to you.
- One for a complete stranger.
Observe what it does. Many people describe how it changes the way they see the world and themselves. Kindness is not charity. It is an everyday choice that slowly changes the environment around us.
How to incorporate benefits
Benefits don't have to be just a "reward." They can be a way to gain skills that allow you to support, inspire, or provide practical help to others. Whether it's leadership, communication, community work, or sports education, every step has its place.
Perhaps this is where a small revolution begins, one that you cannot hear but can feel. One that grows from the quietest of gestures. Within you.
