127-The Ted Lasso Effect

The Ted Lasso effect and how contagious it is to spread radical kindness.   

 

Transcript:

 

Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life. 

 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and if you haven’t watched Ted Lasso yet, it’s a feel-good TV show that streams on Apple TV.  I’m a huge fan of the show because it shows the main character, Ted, as a really nice person and sharing so much kindness without any strings attached.  

 

What ends up happening in the show, and I won’t spoil anything, is that Ted’s selfless acts of kindness and true compassion for the people he encounters end up creating the Ted Lasso effect  of happiness.  He makes people’s lives better by not being a jerk.  

 

Going the extra step, as he often does, is probably what people need most - in real life - and you can see that all over the show. Every life that Ted Lasso touches transforms for the better, it’s his action of radical kindness, sprinkled with some empathy, that makes people's lives better and they are happier.  

 

It’s actually contagious, those people that Ted Lasso is radically kind to in the show, they turn around and have more kindness and empathy for the other characters they encounter. 

 

What’s really cool is that the research says that there is behavioral contagion, when you are kind to someone, they will most likely be kind to another.  This principle, rooted in scientific data, is not just a feel-good story on TV, we can all practice radical kindness in our everyday lives.  

 

And that, my friends, makes me very happy.   So, who’s joining me and spreading a little radical kindness today?  I’d love to hear what you are doing, so make sure you tag me on social or send me a private message.  We’re over @everydayhappinesswithkatie.  

 

Until next time, let’s spread kindness.  

 

 

 

 

Get Everyday Happiness delivered to your inbox by subscribing at: https://www.katiejefcoat.com/happiness

 

And, let’s connect on social at @everydayhappinesswithkatie  and join the community on the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram

 

Links:  https://onamission.bio/everydayhappiness/