Random Acts of Kindness Triathlon | The Science of Happiness 

being kind nowadays is often mistaken for flirtation or considered weird

Turns out the “cute couple" are siblings

I've always wanted to buy a homeless person lunch. Never had the balls to though which is silly because they would most likely appreciate it. I guess no matter who it is, theres always that fear of being rejected.

When I was on crutches, a homeless guy helped me across the street. I decided to buy lunch at the store deli for him, but when I went outside, he was gone!

I think the only quality that I'll be ever attracted to is kindness...

Okay I'd be awkward as hell when it comes to doing these things.

I tried to bring a warm dinner to a homeless man on a cold night. He yelled at me and told me to go to hell. T_T

I challenged myself not to cry, of course I lost. Soul pancake you warm my heart!

Kindness Grattitude and all that stuff, I rarely see it anymore... Everyone's looking down on their phone.... I just wish that we could at least look up and communicate more with people and be kinder and be happier in general at the same time spreading it..

This woman had her child in her arms and the little girl dropped her pink little unicorn that was one of those eyeball pop things where u squeeze it and the eyeballs pop out of the character . anyways they were leaving papa J's (pizza place) and the little girl dropped her doll as they were herding to their truck. Then the women opened the door to the vehicle and put the little girl inside. (The girl was about 2 and didn't know how to speak just quite yet) So I walk to the toy pick it up and say "ma'am, is this your children's toy?" I said to her and she said back in a nice voice"Yes, Thank you". The whole time my family didn't know what I was doing when I stopped and turned around. Basically, do a nice jester when possible.

Can you guys understand how nice would it be if every human being acted like this everyday? 😢

I think the guys who got 40 for the tip thought they made a mistake, that's why they were so eager to wrap up the interaction (and why that guy whispered it)

Once this guy came up to my wife and I when we were leaving a take a way place and he said "Are those your kids"... ME (in my mind): 'Oh no, what did thy do this time' "Ahhh yep" HIM: "I just wanted to say that your kids were really nice to my kids and really well behaved" ME: "You mean those ones" pointing at mine, HIM: "yep" ME: "Ahh thanks" Almost the proudest Dad moment of my life, you know apart from them being born.

I should really do this more... call someone and tell them im proud of them and why they're so great and give food to the homeless!

I'm gunna do the homeless one, I think that would be really fun and if I'm lucky maybe I can get a conversation with them

I cry tears of joy every video I watch from you guys. Thank you for sharing these inspirational videos +SoulPancake!!

I used to help people all the time and I was really happy at that time, now I really don't help that much and not really happy, I will change this as giving did make me more happier

I cried in 6th rows of your videos guys...

Man, iI'm so glad I stumbled, accidently, to these episodes. You guys ARE making a difference. Time to feel great by expressing gratitude....Thanks Soul Pancake!! wait for it....wait for it....yep! it works!!

Stop making me cry!

This is a really good video about just being kind. One thing people forget is that they can be nice without needing to get something in return. Or that it doesn't have to be something big like helping out at a soup kitchen (though you should still do that if you can). Being kind can simply be helping an old person at the store lift their heavier items onto the register or telling someone they look nice. That's all it takes and if everyone did a few kinds acts a day then the world would be a lot less jaded.

Anyone else here for online lesson?

I want to be friends with this guy, he seems funny, smart, nice. I don't have friends like that.

A decade ago after just getting my income tax, I had over a grand in cash in my wallet. I left it like a dummy in a mall bathroom stall. An elderly couple had found it and left their # w/ mall security (they were uncomfortable leaving it with a stranger). I called them and they drove 20+ mins in a snow storm to meet me halfway. Every penny was accounted for& they refused my reward money. They’d even found a phone list in my wallet and called a few of my contacts to tell them they had my wallet. Over ten years later and I’ve never forgotten that. Kindness truly goes a long way. This couple restored my faith in humanity ❤️

I don't know why I'm crying... That was so great :,)

It was wonderful, love you guys.

freaken love this channel

i do kindness all the time i go up to someone i do not no and say something nice about them it makes me think better about my self

who teacher sent this to you for a assignment

Great username and great comments! You guys rock. Thanks for the support! : )

As a scientist I find these very amazing and educational..Keep up the good work ! :)

Im just wondering who dislikes

Cool! For my 54th birthday I want to take the day off and do 54 acts of kindness. I wonder if that's possible? I think it would be so fun.

I wish I could see what the questions on the survey were.

So glad you don't mind us taking ideas from this episode! Could you share a link to where we could take the happiness test and do these experiments ourselves?

THE MEASURE OF SUCCESS IS ALL YOUR HAPPYNESS MAR 28, 2014

all of this looks really awkward...until they get to the personal calls!

I think sometime happiness just come from do something so simple to anybody, especially priorities your family member first ^_^

You know in this world and in today's society...its almost laughable to alot of people or suspicious if you are kind...its so F'd up honestly. I think the notion that kindness is important and that it comes back to you is only something understood by the wise. Its wisdom. It's to where you realize you are capable of: 1)- Making yourself feel better by making someone else feel better or helping another soul. 2)- Making your life and time spent more purposeful and rewarding. 3)- Changing your own universal karma...and karma most definitely exists even though both karma and oxygen are invisible it's always around you. I also find that kindness is not an act or a moment or a gesture but rather it's at it's best when it's a life practice. I am not saying you should be a sucker and take abuse from anyone......no way. But if you practice kindness it will come back to you in another form. You may buy the homeless lady a meal one day or give a care bag to a homeless guy or go out of your way to help someone.....karma takes note of what you did! And it may not be immediate in its response to you it may even be a year after you fed that hungry homeless person but I guarantee you it will come back to you and not only come back but you will know that it came back because that's the power of it and it is very capable of taking that form. I myself fail often at being kind with words with people. I have PTSD and people have become something I prefer to avoid mostly and its cause I was hurt and let down many times and so I came to feel a bit too lonely and I think soon I will volunteer to help the homeless in this new area I moved to. I want to know that someone who was struggling......just like I had and did and someone with very little hope found kindness and was maybe.....not fulfilled entirely but atleast if I could fill a small part of their soul with something then if I did that over and over then I would have filled alot of small parts of many souls and I would have helped them on their most difficult experience or moment.

This is so inspiring! Thank you.

Thank this helped me

Awkward all the way

Instead of giving $40 as a tip they could've used $40 to buy the homeless more :D love this video though!

I am so in love with SoulPancake. Thank you for sharing happiness and inspiring kindness.

I swear every time I watch one of these I have the feeling to run out of my house and just help everyone!

Here's one: Julian, you are perfect :D

I really wanna make videos like this. There is no point in having an audience if you aren't making them be better somehow.

really moved...i did that a lot when i was in my college... loved it!! :)

This experiment, while awesome, does not show the causality of binge good deed doing and increased happiness. You can have the same effect with any binge novelty activity. That's why we go to amusement parks. What would be interesting to know is how this experiment affected the subjects a week later. Great video! Misleading as it is. Still the message you are sending is clear. Do good things to others in largely comfort zone crossing ways and your happiness will improve. Or, just go skydiving.

I'm so much in love with such kind of videos. I look at people who are not afraid to express their kindness and it makes me belive in humanity. And it makes me think about going out of my own shell, because i feel there's a veil on my heart that prevents me from expressing love and kindness properly. And all I wanna do is to feel connected to people again. Thank you, SoulPancake, for showing me that it's posssible. =)

Hey Soulpancake! I was wondering where I could find the tests that you give to your volunteers to find their level of happiness.

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I'll keep being kind :) Happy people are always nice :)

And the amount of awesome people out there in the world amazes me! You're beautiful and awesome :)

Watching The Science of Happiness makes my day so much better. It's an inspiration to go out there and do something great. That feeling you get most of the time, seeing all the bad things in the world, when you are ashamed of humanity... That goes away when you watch this. Thank You SoulPancake!

Oh my gosh, you replied to me.

I use to be Mormon its kinda like and type of Christian you believe in god (duh) you just believe in Joseph smith ..... And I think it would be cool for all of y'all to be Mormon because its life changing ... Trust me:)

it so rare to compliment people nowadays especially strangers and because it is so rare some sounded a little sarcastic when they were complimenting, obviously they werent but sarcasm it a lot more common than politeness

When I would call my family or my friends just to be nice, everyone would think I were about to fly a nuclear bomb into a black hole or a bang robbery would have gone wrong. Something like that.

It is amazing that you tried though. A lot of people wouldn't go out of their way to do something kind for another person. I wish you luck in becoming less anxious

I teared up when they made the phone calls. SoulPancake, you motivate me everyday to be a better person.

You are my hero. Just because you made the simplest best username I've ever seen and use this awesome power to be kind to people.

I think Joe handled the phone call the best out of all of them. The girls were too direct and made the effort seem fake. It should feel organic, natural.

its kinda sad that around my area , if you even talk to the wrong person they would beat you up or something... Great fun here

this season's is over, sorry i wasn't clear. watch?v=I3G5sdUUd1Y&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLzvRx_johoA_QznlVHjbByQdHZAhWRQzr

Such hipsters though. I thought that they were using an actual landline phone, then I realized that they were in a car with a headset hooked up to an Iphone,

Something else that you do is not wear short shorts and tanks your suppose to be modest and not like a gettho person

my conscience won't let me be unkind when people need help

Good info here on being a happier person.Although I disagree when Julian stated that the kindness has to be more than small kindness acts.I've found that when I'm giving a good tip for average service or really listening and sympathizing to an associate who is griping about his current life.That helps me be a happier person.I must admit i don't like to listen to people who whine about their life. To be good at doing acts of kindness on a fairly regular basis one must be a very good and giving person.There just aren't that many people like that.Our egos say well why she I be so kind when alot of people aren't kind and giving to me.

D'aaaaw thanks. Holi moly that is an awesome profile picture.

Thank you, Lexi!

I just love this series so much. Amazing.

normally this should happen normally, you shouldnt need an "experiment" for this love this idea

little awkward at moments. but nice experiment. this sounds alot like typical day in canada.

I'm trying to find backers for a new kind of triathlon. Instead of the swim, we are to have competitors go 5 rounds with a heavyweight boxer, and then complete the bike portion, and marathon. I think the time is right for this kind of triathlon.

Just the profound dignity in valuing another human being....

Was that their own personal money, or did you guys hand them the money to pay with?

How do videos like this get thumbs down?? Like go take your negativity elsewhere.

So being kind means giving a 40 dollar tip? What a materialistic world.

hahahaha exactly what I thought, that was the worst aproach to a compliment XD

Lol i've seen lots of videos in this channel and i still don't know how are the tests

At some fast food places(drive through) you can pay for the car behind you.

Waitttt.. I left a comment saying this would be a good idea!! Oh my gosh!!

I think I got lemon in my eyes 😫best video and video idea of all time like share subscribe and hit tht bell for more content thank you

Love stuff like this! In the future I hope I have the money to leave people huge tips like that.

You should tell her that. (: I'm sure she loves you very much, too.

Once I worked as a cashier in a gift store, a man comes to pay for 3 Easter baskets, he started telling me, he had been in jail for 20years, and he was super excited to be FREE! And wanted to show the world, Kindness!! he was so happy, I watched carefully, hoping wth all my heart that ppl wuld NOT Abe mean to him. Each one of the persons he tried to give the basket to, they completely rejected him and got so mad, they thought he was crazy, and all he said was... Hello good person, I am so happy to be alive and I just want to give you this Easter basket so you can have a great day... they cursed and were very mean to him. I had to step out and tell those ppl off!!! But sadly, when a random stranger wants to do something great, ppl get so scared, ppl are so not used to kindness.. But I Hope Gratitude WINS!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

And you'll always be beautiful and awesome :)

I love this kind of videos, it encourages me to be a better and more happier person :). thank you SoulPancake!

please please please film it and put it on youtube if you do it.

what are these test you give to them O.o?? i wonna try it myself

Damn, That was so awkward. I could never do something like that.

Can anyone give me the link of the happiness test? Really want to have them but i can't a proper one on the interenet

The nice comment to strangers was kinda hella awkward

You guys should do Subbable. I would totally pay for this!

Soulpancake has the best hosts, Julian and Zach are just awesome! maybe I'm even developing a crush on Julian, how's that for conjuring happiness! -roel

Im crying😢💔. I wish I had someone like this in my life.

The last conversations seemed very forced.

Last year, I did constant things like always holding the door for a good 5 minutes for the influx of people on my way from the bus and also for those getting out of gym, but I wasn't really happy. To me, it became kind of like a science experiment. I'd try to judge the character of people based on their reactions to me holding the door. I reasoned that since I was doing this every day, it would mean that I would learn more about their personality- did they not say anything the first day because of shyness and work their way up to saying thank you? Did the say thank you out of politeness the first time then stop showing gratitude as time went on? I don't know if it actually worked or had any scientific benefit, but it was interesting and a kind of ritual. Back then I was very obsessed with high moral standards and a big sense of self. I was also craving validation because I was lonely. But this didn't cure my loneliness, or draw more people towards me. I don't know where I'm going with this. I guess I'll close by saying that I don't regret holding the door or always picking up trash, but doing them daily didn't necessarily make me happy.

Such a great thing...giving and being kind to others. It really does make the giver happy.