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The
past several years have not been without their troubles, with the COVID-19
pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and climate-related disasters dominating
headlines. It’s one of the reasons Nice News exists in your inbox today — to shed light on the
more positive stories going on behind the scenes. And, it
turns out that those crises have actually made people around the globe more
willing to help each other, according to the latest World Happiness Report
from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, a United Nations
organization.
Using surveys from more than 160 countries, the report found
that benevolent
acts, like helping, donating, and volunteering, were about a quarter higher
in 2022 compared to before the pandemic. “Even during these
difficult years, positive emotions have remained twice as prevalent as negative
ones, and feelings of positive social support [were] twice as strong as those
of loneliness,” report co-author John Helliwell said in a news release.
“This year’s report features many interesting insights,” added contributor
Lara Aknin, “but one that I find particularly interesting and heartening has
to do with pro-sociality. For a second year, we see that various forms of
everyday kindness, such as helping a stranger, donating to charity, and
volunteering, are above pre-pandemic levels. Acts of kindness have been shown to
both lead to and stem from greater happiness.”
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