What are some practical ways to become a nicer person?

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One of the New Year's resolutions I'm considering: Become a nicer person.

But that got me wondering about what "niceness" is. I don't think I'm a mean person, by any stretch, but I could be more patient and kinder and use more social lubricant than I do.

There's been a trend in the last couple of years to analyze "happiness," with advice about becoming happier.

I'd like to know if there are any similar discussions of "niceness," and what concrete steps someone can take to become nicer on a day-to-day basis.

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tynamite

The way to become a genuinely nice person, is not to do nice things because you want something in return, but to instead do them because they're the right thing to do. The happiest people are the ones who are kind to others without expecting anything in return, because they have a good outlook on life. They also tend to be optimistic too.

It can be hard in life to know when people need help. After all, people don't ask for help often. On that note, if you listen to people more, and keen to learn that things aren't black and white, not being so interested in proving yourself to be right all the time, people will in time open up, and the opportunity to help people will arise.