If you didn't watch the above video, we suggest that you do so. It conveys the essence of what we are trying to do. The next two videos on this page elaborate on our message, and we used clips from each in the intro.
The video below is wonderful, and heartwarming. There are many such videos being circulated by people, and that's great. But......
it's often an exercise in "preaching to the choir" so to speak. And, of the millions of people that viewed this video and others, how many of them either started or increased doing on a consistent basis the things portrayed?
FitBit, and other activity monitors, have a remarkable impact on the behaviour of people. Instead of simply thinking about being more active, and maybe doing so now and again, these fun monitoring systems motivate people and create consistent changes in the habits of millions of people.
The people behind MyBit™ and Doing My Bit™ are hoping to create something similar with good deeds. Imagine if everyone in the world developed a mindset of being aware of their surroundings in a way that resulted in them instinctually and automatically doing things like helping someone get a bowl that was too high for them to reach. The video below exemplifies a fellow's transformation:
When the founder of this movement was conceiving in his imagination the emerging ideas, he thought that something as simple as picking up litter could be monitored. For many years he had from time to time picked up litter as he went about his day. Being somewhat OCD, detail oriented, and rather competitive, just the thought of a tracking app motivated him to consistently pick up some litter every single day, and maintain that streak. If millions of people started doing this to the same or lesser extent, and we improved the trash containers so that wind didn't work against us, imagine the difference in our landscapes! A few weeks later, he was astonished to hear a CBC radio interview of the founder of Litterati, Jeff Kirschner. While Jeff's approach to the issue of litter and his focus are somewhat different from what we envision, Jeff's app is leading the way in the direction that we are going, and we will be contacting him to explore ways to work together.
In Bologna, Italy, according to this World Economic Forum video, they use an app to motivate people to ride bicycles more frequently.
Facebook World Economic Forum Video
Of the people that are able to donate blood in Canada, only 4% of them do. On top of that, of the people that do donate blood, almost no one donates as much as they can. The founder of this movement has donated blood 62 times, but he rarely gets in promptly when he is eligible again. Sometimes many months go by. Again, the thought of a MyBit™ app has inspired a resolve to donate within days of being eligible again. If MyBit™ was able to similarly motivate only a small percentage of people, the impact on the blood supply system would be very significant. Our hope is that it will be dramatic!
One of our contributors mentioned an app that she has used, which motivates people to meditate more regularly: https://www.sattva.life/
Imagine if every homeless person that was helped led a life that included reciprocating and helping other homeless people. Pretty soon, the number of ex-homeless people helping still homeless people would far exceed the latter, and the reciprocating people would have to find a different cause to pour their efforts into.
If this initiative seems to be something you're interested in contributing some time or treasure to, or both, that would be greatly appreciated, and right now, in this early development stage, it's an opportunity for people to contribute in a very impactful way. Please send an email to the address below, which is checked on a weekly basis.
Whether you are big or small, rich or poor, old or young ..... everyone can do their part to help others and to make things better. This new initiative hopes to inspire and facilitate a movement. (If you know of a good image that shows the small helping the big and powerful, we would appreciate you sharing it with us.)
We found the above image on the Internet, November 5, 2018, on the website http://www.animalslook.com/true-stories-of-animals-helping-each-other-out-of-tight-spots-5-pictures-5-videos/?f=1. That page refers to this link as the source: http://d1gjpyq0w94yrb.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/25111655/ewdsaxz.jpg. We are trying to connect with the owner of the image and get permission to us it.
MyBit™ and Doing My Bit™ are part of the Reciprocity RULES! initiative.™ (Click here for Reciprocity RULES! website.)