10 ways to create an environment where people are kind to each other:

• Seeing kindness makes others more kind.

• Play music with positive lyrics.

• Scent can be powerful. Clean smells and the odor of cookies both make people behave better.

• Remind people of their childhood.

• Keep the area warm.

• Might want to encourage them to read fiction.

• Mention god. And religious people in particular are nicer on Sundays.

• Across the board, people behave better when they feel they are being watched, whether it’s an image of a pair of eyes, a security camera or a mirror.

• Get everyone outside in nature.

• Being cynical about others can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Overall, people are more kind and helpful than you might think. Tit-for-tat is often the best way to deal with people. If all else fails, guilting people works.

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