Along with the help of the wonderful Shannon and Will, who both work at Headspace on either side of the Atlantic, and Corey, who has been a guest on Radio Headspace before, and who I subsequently managed to rope into this, the four of us set out to each put 25 acts of kindness out into the world in one week, with the aim of reaching 100 kinds of kindness between us.

It was something of a tall order, but I compiled a list of suggestions (with some help from the internet) to get us started. It included things like:

1. Fold your roommate’s laundry
2. Buy someone a cup of coffee
3. Offer someone your seat
4. Compliment a stranger
5. Leave a note for your server/ bartender
6. Call someone who misses you just to make their day
7. Take food to the homeless
8. Volunteer your time at a local charity
9. Ask a stranger about their day
10. Put change in the washer/dryer for the next person at the laundromat
11. Write a thank you letter to your parents/ a teacher from when you were a kid
12. Make some baked goods for your office/ neighbor
13. Make breakfast for your partner or housemate
14. Visit a senior center or nursing home
15. Pick up trash
16. Donate one of your favorite possessions
17. Leave your favorite book in a public place with a note
18. Pick up the check for someone eating out alone
19. Put $10 on a random gas pump
20. Send anonymous flowers to someone who deserves to smile
21. Tip an extra dollar on your morning coffee
22. Send a nice card/ postcard to a family member, just because
23. Let someone get ahead of you in line
24. Babysit
25. Give a lottery ticket to a stranger
26. Run an errand for someone
27. Give something awesome away on craigslist
28. Leave chocolate for your co-worker
29. Write a nice Yelp review
30. Donate blood
31. Cook dinner for a busy parent/ roommate/ friend
32. Share your last bit of your favorite food
33. Leave random notes on people’s cars saying nice things

But are we born inherently kind? Does it make a difference if we feel close to our communities? Dr Claudia Aguirre returned to Radio Headspace this week to explain kindness and the brain.

So how many did we get through? Listen and find out through the player above.