Kindness Ratio (#387)

I’ve found it interesting how often people reach out with a fundamentally unkind tone or message, especially when it is either unnecessary or unwarranted.

At some point in your life, someone probably shared the classic wisdom: “If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say it at all.”  

This advice predates Twitter, email and other forms of digital communication that have made it much easier to critique others from the comfort of your own home.  

As someone who frequently writes, and has sent hundreds of newsl…