> Being kind is fundamentally about taking responsibility for your impact on the people around you. It requires you be mindful of their feelings and considerate of the way your presence affects them.<p>I found this a few years ago when looking at the top HN articles of all time. I've put this quote as a monthly calendar reminder and have been striving to accomplish it ever since.<p>> Boz is one of the better engineers at Facebook” one read, and then the next "I would have a hard time working with him."<p>kinda sums up why kind is helpful