Kindness and niceness aren’t the same thing.
Niceness is the performance: the smile, the polite silence, the moment that keeps things comfortable. Kindness is the action, even when it’s awkward or hard.
Not everything kind feels good in the moment. But that’s often the point.
Video from Brilliant Minds 2025, in conversation with comedian, producer, and best-sellling author, Trevor Noah
Kindness and niceness aren’t the same thing.
Niceness is the performance: the smile, the polite silence, the moment that keeps things comfortable. Kindness is the action, even when it’s awkward or hard.
Not everything kind feels good in the moment. But that’s often the point.
Video from Brilliant Minds 2025, in conversation with comedian, producer, and best-sellling author, Trevor Noah