Social Experiment amandakatlyn22 1:48 pm
My social experiment is now over, but this does not mean I am going to stop doing favors. This experiment has shown me that if you take the time to look there are people all over who need help.
None of these favors interfered with my life or my school work, most of them took five minutes of less.
I hope that after reading my blog you will see that small favors do make a difference. I hope it will encourage you to now help someone you see in need!
Social Experiment amandakatlyn22 12:00 pm
My last week of my social experiment I told myself I would only do favors for strangers since I have been really wanting to concentrate on that for a while but has always found that I am more apt to do stuff for my friends because I see more opportunities since I am not constantly out in public.
Luckily as I was in an airport flying home from visiting my friend, a perfect opportunity presented itself infront of me.
While waiting to board a girl about my age sat down next to me, she looked very distraught and very unhappy. I did not know if it was stepping over the line but I asked her how it was. I guess it was a good move on my part because she just started spilling every problem that is happening in her life to me. Not really knowing her, I just sat there and patiently listened. After she was done, she looked at me and said thank you for listening, I’ve been needing to get all that off my chest and it was nice saying it to a complete stranger.
I don’t think I would ever spill my guts to a random stranger but I can see how it could be therapeutic. I was happy I could be there to listen and it was very entertaining as well. It made waiting for the airport go by a lot faster!
Social Experiment amandakatlyn22 11:49 am
This weekend my sister and her fiance went to orlando, so I volunteered to watch their dog so they did not have to worry about putting her in a kennel.
I’ve started to realize that doing small favors for people can sometimes also have a positive effect on your life. I love being with spending time with dogs and an added bonus was that my sister lives on the bay so I was able to lay in the pool all day and also have an amazing view. This favor was a win-win situation for both of us!
Another favor I did was when I was in the library this week, I was waiting for a computer to open up and finally one did. I started heading in that direction when I saw another person also going for the same computer, I was closer and probably would have been able to get it but I turned the other direction and gave it away.
As tough as it was to think about having to wait for another computer, I reminded myself that I had to stay dedicated to my experiment! Being selfish myself is not setting a good example for a “selfless experiment.”
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