In many social practices, deeds made without consciousness exert power to affect other entities and/or affect others in ways in which the doer does not anticipate.
Re "Why All Indiscretions Appear Youthful" (Mind, Oct. 5): In finding that we tend to date our moral failings about 10 years earlier than our good deeds, social scientists conclude that people shape their moral memories to show that their character is improving.
"The spirit of a people, its cultural level, its social structure, the deeds its policy may prepare [are] written in its fiscal history, stripped of all phrases.
If I wanted, I could share my 'good deed' on social networks and build up a volunteer profile that might help me in the job market.
Do you tell everyone listening or on a social network every good deed you do?
Beyond that, will the currency's high-minded aim of creating social credit from "good deeds" cut it in the real world?
Supporters of the brave and totally adorable House Elf from JK Rowling's magical books have been draping their (hopefully clean) offerings over the Dobby model's placard and sharing photos of their good deeds on social media.
Mr. Coke also described "charitable deeds and social services" that he said he had provided to his community, including efforts for the elderly, the unemployed, parents and a "back-to-school treat" for students that included school bags, books, pens, pencils and uniforms.
The youth, the upward dreams, the emphasis on life style over other status markers, the disdain for industrial hierarchy, the social benefits of good deeds and warm thoughts — only proper nouns distinguish this description from a portrait of the startup culture in the Bay Area today.
Many marketers are talking up their good deeds and social responsibility projects in advertising.
The final part of the system, as imagined by the group, was the concept of using social capital (reputation, good deeds, influence) as a type of currency.
