90 Random Acts of Kindness to Make the World a Better Place

Acts of kindness can make the world a happier and better place to live. “Random Acts of Kindness” can boost feelings of confidence, being in control, happiness and optimism. They may also encourage others to repeat the good deeds they’ve experienced themselves – contributing to a more positive community.

Kindness is a virtue. It shows other people that you care about them and takes away some of the pain and suffering that they may be feeling. Everyone should always try to think about how their actions will affect others before taking them. People who express kindness to others and themselves in a balanced way tend to be healthier and live longer. In this article we have curated “Random Acts of Kindness Ideas” to help you start your kindness journey.

Random Acts of Kindness

1. Donate blood for needy patient in the hospital.
2. Learn CPR and give when someone need.
3. Compliment the first five people you talk to today.
4. Give someone your seat on a crowded bus or subway.
5. Buy a warm meal for someone in need.
6. Become an organ donor.
7. Give some amount in “tip” to a food delivery boy.
8. Say hi to the person next to you on the elevator.
9. Pay it Backward: buy coffee for the person behind you in line.
10. Clean off your equipment at the gym.

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Acts of Kindness

11. Help someone struggling to carry their grocery bags.
12. Volunteer help once a week in old age house.
13. Stop to assist someone who looks lost.
14. Buy lemonade from a child’s lemonade stand.
15. Send a positive text message to five different people right now.
16. Post inspirational sticky notes around your neighborhood, office, school, etc.
17. Tell someone they dropped a dollar (even though they didn’t). Then give them a dollar.
18. Donate old towels or blankets to an animal shelter.
19. Slow down so someone can merge in front of you in traffic.
20. Let someone go in front of you in line who only has a few items.

Random Acts of Kindness Day

21. Surprise a neighbor with freshly baked cookies or treats!
22. Let someone cut in front of you in line.
23. Leave a gas gift card at a gas pump.
24. Purchase extra dog or cat food and bring it to an animal shelter.
25. Encounter someone in customer service who is especially kind? Take an extra five minutes to tell their manager.
26. Leave unused coupons next to corresponding products in the grocery store.
27. Leave a note on someone’s car telling them how awesome they parked.
28. Try to make sure every person in a group conversation feels included.
29. Write a kind message on your mirror with a dry erase marker for yourself, your significant other or a family member.
30. Smile at five strangers.

Self Kindness Ideas

31. When you hear that discouraging voice in your head, tell yourself something positive — you deserve kindness too!
32. Spend quality time of 30 minutes doing something you love today.
33. Put your phone away while in the company of others.
34. Write a gratitude list in the morning and again in the evening.
35. Forgive someone who has wronged you.
36. Practice mindfulness and live in the present moment.
37. Listen to you body. Take a quality sleep.
38. Spend time in or around nature.
39. Practice positive self-talk. Talk kindly to yourself.
40. Say NO. Give yourself permission to say no to doing things that you don’t want.

Random Act of Kindness at Work Place

41. Send a gratitude email to a coworker who deserves more recognition.
42. Stay late for a co-worker who needs to get home.
43. Invite a co-worker who is alone over the holidays to your home to celebrate.
44. Mentor a new employee.
45. Write a thank you note to someone who has helped your career.
46. Have a LinkedIn account? Write a recommendation for coworker or connection.
47. Everyone is important. Learn the names of your office security guard, the person at the front desk and other people you see every day. Greet them by name. Also say “hello” to strangers and smile. These acts of kindness are so easy, and they almost always make people smile.
48. Keep an extra umbrella at work, so you can lend it out when it rains.
49. Deliver coffee to an office assistant.
50. Give positive feedback to team members. Feeling appreciated can increase productivity, collaboration, creativity and satisfaction.

Acts of Kindness Ideas

51. Give away stuff for free on Craig’s List.
52. Know parents who could use a night out? Offer to babysit for free.
53. Hold up positive signs for traffic or in a park for people exercising outside!
54. Return shopping carts for people at the grocery store.
55. Buy a plant. Put it in a terracotta pot. Write positive words that describe a friend on the pot. Give it to that friend!
56. Write a positive comment on your favorite blog, website, or a friend’s social media account.
57. Have a clean up party at a beach or park.
58. While you’re out, compliment a parent on how well-behaved their child is.
59. When you’re throwing something away on the street, pick up any litter around you and put that in the trash too.
60. Pay the toll for the car behind you.

Random Acts of Kindness

61. Take the time to write a great online review for a restaurant you love.
62. Pay for the meal of the people at the next table. (Leave before they realize what you’ve done.)
63. Write your partner a list of things you love about them.
64. Find opportunities to give compliments. It costs nothing, takes no time, and could make someone’s entire day. Don’t just think it. Say it.
65. Take flowers or treats to the nurses’ station at your nearest hospital.
66. Send a ‘Thank you’ card or note to the officers at your local police or fire station.
67. Take muffins or cookies to your local librarians.
68. Run an errand for a family member who is busy.
69. Hand out disposable water bottles to people working outside on a hot day.
70. Tape coins around a playground for kids to find.

Random Acts of Kindness Day

71. Email or write to a former teacher who made a difference in your life.
72. Donate your old cell phone or other electronics to charity.
73. Contribute used books to the library or school media center.
74. Call your mom or dad just to say I love you.
75. Give a friend a self-help book you think they would like.
76. Send a print of a photo you took of a friend or their child.
77. Listen to someone struggling with mental health issues.
78. Remain aware of your words and tone.
79. Volunteer to be the designated driver.
80. Cut the complaints and avoid gossiping.

Act of Kindness for Planet

81. Use public transportation.
82. Swap plastic bags for reusable ones.
83. Pick up trash at the beach.
84. Use leftovers next day.
85. Go vegan.
86. Plant a tree on roadside.
87. Ditch single-use plastic water bottles.
88. Conserve energy. Use natural light. Turn off lights, when not in use.
89. Say “No” to a store Bag for carriable items.
90. Try going paperless.

Kindness is a gift that keeps on giving. Imbibe a few of these ideas into your weekly routine, and you’ll be spreading positive energy with a chain of love. You will make this world a better place to live.