by Kare Anderson | Sep 12, 2019 | Caring
Your attentive glance, warm nod and early smile. How much do such behaviors affect others? Enough to surprise researchers. When students in a study watch even brief (two, five or 10 second) glimpses of strangers expressing these positive actions on soundless video...
by Kare Anderson | Sep 1, 2019 | behavior, Caring
“I swear, my dear. Sometimes our conversations remind me of a broken sword,” she raised an eyebrow looking at him. “Sharp as hell,” he said, “but lacking a point.” ~ Brandon Sanderson, Warbreaker Real Conversation Is Akin To Catching A Fish...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 5, 2018 | behavior, Caring, collaboration, contagion
Opportunity is often inconvenient. Wrenchingly, yet ultimately insightfully, I had two days in one week which were filled with the kind of “character-building opportunities” that might seem funny…someday far off in the future. They included a tense...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 7, 2016 | behavior, Caring
Like many photographers before him, Gerald Zaltman was visiting remote areas of the world to capture images of people living lives far removed from those in the United States. Here’s what made his experience different. One morning, while walking through an...
by Kare Anderson | Jul 4, 2013 | behavior, Book, Connecting, Humor, inspiration, Learning
Remember When You Used to…. I walked through the hard driving rain, with a college friend of mine, to see his brand new home. He smiled back at me as he opened the front door, turned back, then suddenly paused. Water was dripping down on the floor from a hole in the...
