Conservative estimates suggest that at least 25 percent of people suffer chronically from a condition that considerable evidence suggests is a key driver of numerous negative outcomes. These outcomes include cognitive decline, lower mental and physical health, decreased overall well-being, worse sleep, and increased morbidity and mortality.
This shift in how we work and communicate (like I’m doing now) is an opportunity to be creative and aware of how we engage with people and to develop new habits and patterns for engaging with one another in real-time, face-to-face, and with curiosity. I think it’s so important for the health and welfare of humans and our society.
Thank you very much, Mary Rose! I really appreciate it. One thing I didn't touch upon that seems relevant is how the pandemic and increased remote work arrangements may have increased people's sense of social isolation in recent years. It seems plausible that those two forces are important variables in this equation.
This shift in how we work and communicate (like I’m doing now) is an opportunity to be creative and aware of how we engage with people and to develop new habits and patterns for engaging with one another in real-time, face-to-face, and with curiosity. I think it’s so important for the health and welfare of humans and our society.
A very well-written and comprehensive look at loneliness - also inspiring! Thank you.
Thank you very much, Mary Rose! I really appreciate it. One thing I didn't touch upon that seems relevant is how the pandemic and increased remote work arrangements may have increased people's sense of social isolation in recent years. It seems plausible that those two forces are important variables in this equation.