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Kindness sketches

Explore sketches, drawings, and illustrations that simplify ideas related to Kindness.

What is Hanlon's razor example explained: never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. Here, it's explained in a cartoon of someone getting mad at dropped litter when it accidentally was dropped out of the bin bag of another person around the cornerHanlon's RazorThe Fundamental Attribution Error illustration: a driver assuming someone is rude when they swerved in front of them rather than considering that they may have been running late and it been an accident - attributing character over contextThe Fundamental Attribution ErrorWhat is Self-serving bias example explained: two tennis players think on their contrasting fortunes, the winner proud of their athleticism (character), and the loser blaming the umpire (the situation).Self-serving biasWhat is attribution bias example explained: a parent consoling a child and correcting their attribution of winning and losing to the situation and actions not to personal traitsAttribution biasWhat is Optimism bias example explained: A stunt rider overestimates their chance of leaping a canyon thanks to optimism bias. Various onlookers gasp. "Huh" says the riderOptimism biasWhat Clear is Kind means example with someone explaining clear is kind and not being clear along the wayClear is kindWhat is Chesterton's fence example explained: the meaning of Chesterton's Fence shown by two people contemplating a barbed wire fence stretching through rolling hills and wondering why on earth someone put a fence there, unaware of the large animal down the slopeChesterton's fenceConfirmation bias: people dressed in blue buy the blue newspapers at a newsstand while some reds are buying the red papers.Confirmation biasJohn Muir quote illustration with a Sierra Nevada lake and distant mountains with a mountain chickadee bird on a branch in the foreground and the quote "As soon as we take one thing by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe."Hitched to everything else in the universeExamples of the 4 horsemen of relationship apocalypse from John Gottman: criticism, defensiveness, contempt, stonewallingThe 4 horsemen of relationship apocalypseWhat is the Peter Principle explanation: a confident and competent junior worker gets promoted to a senior level. At the senior level, they appear very happy and excel such that they get a promotion to Director. As a Director, their competence has been exceeded and we see them in a state of stress and disarray. Oh dear. The Peter PrincipleWhat is The Destiny Instinct example explained: the meaning of the destiny instinct shown by an individual, bent over on hands and knees, inspecting a line of ants through their magnifying glass. At some point later in time, they return to find an enormous anthill that towers overhead. The Destiny InstinctWhat is Muphry's Law example explained: a reviewer of a manuscript makes a spelling mistake in their reviewMuphry’s LawCompliments are gifts - not sharing one is like keeping a gift in your pocket: with one person complimenting another and it feeling like receiving a giftCompliments are giftsVolunteer your own booking feeGive gifts others can giveLearn kind words first in new countries: a backpacker says nice things to a local seller with a cart, no doubt gets smiles in returnLearn kind words first in new countriesNever say “I told you so.”What is The Generalised Peter Principle explained: the example of an overloaded car shows that anything that works will be used in progressively more challenging situations until it failsThe Generalised Peter PrincipleDon’t fix the blame, fix the problemLessons from LewisBe nice to touristsWhat is Hofstadter's Law quote explanation: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you account for Hofstadter’s Law.”Hofstadter’s LawDon’t hold grudgesAccept compliments sketchAccept compliments
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