The Keys to Kindness

<p><b>Claudia Hammond </b>is an award-winning writer and broadcaster. She is Visiting Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Sussex and is the presenter of BBC Radio 4's <i>All in the Mind</i>. She has been awarded the President's Medal from the British Academy the British Psychological Society's Public Engagement & Media Award Mind's Making a Difference Award and the British Neuroscience Association's Public Understanding of Neuroscience Award. She is the author of <i>Emotional Rollercoaster</i> <i>Mind over Money</i><i> Time Warped</i> which won the Aeon Transmission Award and the BPS' Best Popular Science Book Award and <i>The Art of Rest</i> which was also shortlisted for the latter and was picked for Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month.<br><br>@claudiahammond | claudiahammond.com | @claudiahammondauthor</p> <p>Kindness can be your super-power. It feels good to be kind to others. And it feels good to receive kindness. Making the world better in however small a way feels good and does good. Did you know kinder bosses are more successful bosses? That paying it forward can help build a purpose-driven life? Being kind strengthens relationships. Acts of kindness whether given or received improve our mental and physical health.<br><br>Drawing on the latest research from psychology and neuroscience and her work in collaboration with the University of Sussex and the BBC Claudia Hammond sets out a prescription for a kinder life that you can adapt to your own circumstances and explains how to use this guidance for ourselves others and the world.<br><br>It's time for a kindness revolution.</p> <b>A deep-dive into kindness the science behind it and how we can better build it into our lives from the author of <i>The Art of Rest</i></b> Claudia Hammond's books are a solace in troubled times [Hammond] doesn't want to make kindness cool she simply wants to prove - by hook crook her book and hard data - its value to society Hammond's book is a firm reminder of how important kindness really is - and why being kinder to yourself others and the world around you is valuable for everyone <b>Praise for <i>The Art of Rest</i>: </b>Fascinating entertaining and lucidly written Superb A clarion call A soothing balm for a frazzled generation <i>The Art of Rest</i> equips us with fresh research and information on how to rest more and rest better to get the most out of life. Reading it is a rest itself An enjoyable read touching on scientific evidence in a light accessible manner Hammond valiantly unearths some great nuggets . . . quirky humour and sunny enthusiasm kept me reading