Small kind things, and where they travel.
Not grand gestures. Specific, doable things — with the reason each one actually lands, which is usually the part nobody explains.
One thing, today
Be the one who actually books it
Everyone agrees they should meet up. Groups fail at the step where somebody names a date and holds it.
- 5 minutes
- Free
- A friend
Not this one? Three questions and we will pick, or browse the whole library.
Every dot is a kind thing somebody actually did and recorded — 30 acts across 5 countries. Where they have reached
“It was good to see the positive reaction from the kid that I was willing to stop and let him finish the sentence and hear him out.”
Do one thing, then hand it on
A chain is a single act passed from person to person. It is the only thing here that grows without anybody organizing it.
Do something for somebody
Anything at all. Record it when it is done — one tap, no account.
Give them the code
A link, or a card. Theirs to use or ignore, and nothing chases them.
Watch where it goes
Everyone who does the same thing and adds themselves is another stop.
Chains you have started →How they work
3 chains are being passed from person to person right now, and the longest has reached 3 people.
Happening now
Someone did Let a child finish the sentence
2 days ago
Raj in Seattle did Write an actual letter
Wrote a letter to my friend cherishing our friendship
2 days ago
Someone did Buy two and leave one
happiness all-around
2 days ago
Someone in Austin did Learn the names of your child's friends
It led to hearing stories about her friends... good bonding time
3 days ago
Someone did Write the review for the small place
3 days ago
Someone did Be a reliable adult for a child who is not yours
3 days ago
There is a great deal more
Or by what today allows
What people are doing this week
Let a child finish the sentence
Adults complete children's sentences constantly, and the child learns that their version was not worth waiting for.
5 minutesFreeA friend4 people did this
Bring the trash cans back up
Sixty seconds of your afternoon, and someone comes home to one less thing.
5 minutesFreeA neighbor2 people did this
Read the form out loud for someone
Around one in six adults reads below the level most official forms are written at.
Half an hourFreeA neighbor1 person did this
Start with one of these
Ask whether it can be repaired, before you buy it
One question at the point of purchase decides the next ten years of that object.
5 minutesFreeThe planet
Leave the fledgling where it is
A feathered bird hopping on the ground is not abandoned. Picking it up is usually the thing that kills it.
5 minutesFreeAn animal
Keep the cat in at dawn during nesting season
Fledglings leave the nest unable to fly properly for about a fortnight. Dawn is when both cats and birds are busiest.
5 minutesUnder $10An animal
There is one email a month — a themed month, a few things for the situations you care about, and one sentence somebody wrote. No images, no tracking, and a link in every edition that erases your address completely.