Allison Aubrey
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Want to be less lonely? Here are five tips.
What I've heard from you throughout this conversation is that people can try this prescription on their own. So let's recap. Takeaway number one, which may be the first step to overcoming loneliness, is to take a risk.
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Want to be less lonely? Here are five tips.
Takeaway number two is to make something.
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Want to be less lonely? Here are five tips.
And takeaway number three is to have conversations.
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Want to be less lonely? Here are five tips.
And that leads to takeaway number four, which is to find like-minded people. Find a community that matches your interests.
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Want to be less lonely? Here are five tips.
And that leads us to the last takeaway. What would you say is takeaway number five?
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Dr. Jeremy Nobel, thanks so much for joining us.
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I was struck in your book that you identify three types of loneliness. There's psychological, societal, existential. Can you describe the differences?
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It does seem like these are woven together, and to some extent, as you described them, it feels like all of us must have some societal loneliness, some existential loneliness. The one that really strikes me is the first one, psychological loneliness. And if the litmus test is, do I have a friend, that seems like a really important thing. I have three kids, and as you watch your kids grow,
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sort of thrive in social space or struggle, one kind of through line of whether they're doing well is do they have a friend or two at the moment that they're really connecting with? It always seems like there's madness in the world, but having that one confidant is really important, right?
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So let's talk about smartphones and the amount of time that people spend online. How do you think that this can help or hinder kind of authentic connections with others?
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Want to be less lonely? Here are five tips.
So you have written what is basically a prescription for people who are experiencing loneliness. Walk me through the three basic steps.
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Want to be less lonely? Here are five tips.
So that seems like a big takeaway for our listeners, this idea of be curious, make things, and have conversations. Let's focus a little more on making things. What sorts of things can people make and how can this help people be less lonely?
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You write in the book that being different can lead to loneliness, you know, that trouble with being different. Perhaps that's why traditionally marginalized groups, people in the LGBTQ plus community might be at higher risk of loneliness.
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Does this prescription you have work as easily for people who might be more prone to loneliness than sort of like run of the mill loneliness that just comes with modern society?
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Want to be less lonely? Here are five tips.
Why do you think that taking the first step is so hard? You talk about the spiraling and how the pangs of loneliness are so universal. How is it that some people can go from the pangs of loneliness and easily do something, find a group, connect, and other people spiral out of control?
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