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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

3702: Why Creating More Kindness and Compassion Matters by Dr. Jenny Brockis on Improving Cognitive Function

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Optimal Living Daily LLC

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3702: Dr. Jenny Brockis explores how compassion is a vital skill for thriving in life and work, not just a feel-good gesture. Drawing from neuroscience and human behavior, she explains how practicing compassion boosts well-being, strengthens relationships, and enhances cognitive function, making us better leaders, colleagues, and people. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://drjennybrockis.com/2019/7/18/creating-more-compassion-matters/ Quotes to ponder: "Compassion matters because it helps us to thrive as human beings." "Compassion isn’t weak or fluffy. It’s courageous and strong." "When we feel seen, heard and valued, we’re more open to connection, engagement and change." Episode references: Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education: https://ccare.stanford.edu/ The Greater Good Science Center: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.3

Why creating more kindness and compassion matters by Dr. Jenny Brockus of Dr. Jenny Brockes.com.

1:09.8

And I'm just a maag your very own personal narrator.

1:12.5

I read the best blogs that I can get permission from to you, covering productivity,

1:17.9

minimalism, personal development, all that fun stuff. So with that, let's get right to another post

1:23.2

and start optimizing your life.

1:29.0

While creating more kindness and compassion, and start optimizing her life. Why Creating More Kindness and Compassion Matters by Dr. Jenny Brockus of Dr. Jenny Brockus.com.

1:37.0

One day when I was eight, I went on a trip to a fun fair with one of my best friends and her parents.

1:43.2

We had such a great day, but when it came to

1:45.8

the large merry-go-round, my friend didn't want to go on that ride, so I clambered up on my own

1:50.8

to sit astride a gaily painted horse and watch the world go around. When the ride came to a stop,

1:57.5

I scrambled back down to the ground and quickly realized I couldn't find my friend

2:02.1

or her parents. Wandering around like a lost sheep with tears streaming down my face, a lady came up

2:08.6

to me and took me to the lost kids' tent where another lady gave me a drink, a sweet biscuit,

2:14.6

and a comic to read. Shortly after my friend and her parents turned up,

2:19.4

highly embarrassed because they thought they had time to duck off to the shooting range while I was on

2:23.9

the ride, but when they returned, I had gone. A happy ending, but it was the kindness of strangers

2:30.9

that made the biggest impact on me that day.

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