On Kindness
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| Originally published | 2009 |
| Authors | Adam Phillips |
| Barbara Taylor | |
| Genres | Self-help Book |
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| ID | 2444007 |
About On Kindness
The pleasures of kindness have been well known since the dawn of Western thought. Kindness, declared Marcus Aurelius, was mankind's 'greatest delight' - and centuries-worth of thinkers and writers have echoed him. But today many people seem to find these pleasures literally incredible. . . .
Bus drivers happier if passengers say hello - survey
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Bus drivers happier if passengers say hello - survey
Passengers who greet bus drivers as they embark or disembark have a small positive impact on drivers' wellbeing, a .
A pilot in Hammersmith saw stickers put on some buses to encourage people to say hello or Thank You to The Driver .
In non-stickered buses, just two in 10 people greeted The Driver , which rose to three in 10 in stickered buses.
A Survey of 77 drivers indicated a greeting from a passenger was meaningful to them, researchers Said .
The survey, carried out by the University of Sussex, Transport for London (TfL) and research company Neighbourly Lab, also found More Than 80% of passengers at one Bus Stop believed that saying hello had a positive impact but less than a quarter actually did it.
Some bus drivers - who on average have salaries of £26,000 (entry grade) which can rise to More Than £31,000, according to Go Ahead London which operates a quarter of the capital's buses - Said passenger interaction made them feel " respected" " seen" and " appreciated".
Dr Gillian Sandstrom, director of the Sussex Centre for Research On Kindness , Said the results suggest " micro-interactions like these are more well-received, and more meaningful than most of us realise".
Tom Cunnington, head of bus business development at TfL, Said : " Recognition and acknowledgement of each other is something we should encourage more, and I hope we can expand on this across London. "
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