Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

But your story, and I've had very similar experiences, sometimes you just don't have that bandwidth to give. And so this study, one clicker was for strong ties. The other clicker was for something called weak ties, casual conversations for parents, for example, at the playground.

But your story, and I've had very similar experiences, sometimes you just don't have that bandwidth to give. And so this study, one clicker was for strong ties. The other clicker was for something called weak ties, casual conversations for parents, for example, at the playground.

your barista, when you're dry cleaning, when you're bagging your groceries at the grocery store, just people that you meet along the way. Former science may have said, oh, these sorts of interactions aren't very important for loneliness. You need deep, meaningful conversations.

your barista, when you're dry cleaning, when you're bagging your groceries at the grocery store, just people that you meet along the way. Former science may have said, oh, these sorts of interactions aren't very important for loneliness. You need deep, meaningful conversations.

your barista, when you're dry cleaning, when you're bagging your groceries at the grocery store, just people that you meet along the way. Former science may have said, oh, these sorts of interactions aren't very important for loneliness. You need deep, meaningful conversations.

But this study and another I'll share in a second really turned this notion on its head because the study found that people who had lots of the clicker going off with weak ties, so casual conversations throughout the day, had a decreased sense of loneliness, a greater sense of happiness and well-being. So the researchers concluded that it's not about these strong ties.

But this study and another I'll share in a second really turned this notion on its head because the study found that people who had lots of the clicker going off with weak ties, so casual conversations throughout the day, had a decreased sense of loneliness, a greater sense of happiness and well-being. So the researchers concluded that it's not about these strong ties.

But this study and another I'll share in a second really turned this notion on its head because the study found that people who had lots of the clicker going off with weak ties, so casual conversations throughout the day, had a decreased sense of loneliness, a greater sense of happiness and well-being. So the researchers concluded that it's not about these strong ties.

Of course, it's important to have deep, meaningful, connected relationships. But equally so, you want to have these engagements with weak ties, casual conversations that don't require a lot of bandwidth. And so that's good news for someone who's feeling lonely or withdrawn and doesn't have a lot to give when they're running on fumes. When you're at the

Of course, it's important to have deep, meaningful, connected relationships. But equally so, you want to have these engagements with weak ties, casual conversations that don't require a lot of bandwidth. And so that's good news for someone who's feeling lonely or withdrawn and doesn't have a lot to give when they're running on fumes. When you're at the

Of course, it's important to have deep, meaningful, connected relationships. But equally so, you want to have these engagements with weak ties, casual conversations that don't require a lot of bandwidth. And so that's good news for someone who's feeling lonely or withdrawn and doesn't have a lot to give when they're running on fumes. When you're at the

grocery store, have a short, brief conversation with someone in the aisle. Or when you're bagging your groceries, you're picking up your dry cleaning, have a chat with someone there. It can be very perfunctory and terse, but it will increase your sense of community because you will feel engaged in your surroundings. Another study did something similar, looked across eight countries.

grocery store, have a short, brief conversation with someone in the aisle. Or when you're bagging your groceries, you're picking up your dry cleaning, have a chat with someone there. It can be very perfunctory and terse, but it will increase your sense of community because you will feel engaged in your surroundings. Another study did something similar, looked across eight countries.

grocery store, have a short, brief conversation with someone in the aisle. Or when you're bagging your groceries, you're picking up your dry cleaning, have a chat with someone there. It can be very perfunctory and terse, but it will increase your sense of community because you will feel engaged in your surroundings. Another study did something similar, looked across eight countries.

It was a study done by the Harvard Business Review. And I found similar things that when there's a mix of social interactions with strong ties and weak ties. So, of course, conversations with weak ties, it increases your sense of well-being, happiness and connection. And so really, you're getting at connection through the back door in this situation.

It was a study done by the Harvard Business Review. And I found similar things that when there's a mix of social interactions with strong ties and weak ties. So, of course, conversations with weak ties, it increases your sense of well-being, happiness and connection. And so really, you're getting at connection through the back door in this situation.

It was a study done by the Harvard Business Review. And I found similar things that when there's a mix of social interactions with strong ties and weak ties. So, of course, conversations with weak ties, it increases your sense of well-being, happiness and connection. And so really, you're getting at connection through the back door in this situation.

Because when you hear about loneliness, you know the antidote is connection, community, fostering these things. But when you are experiencing that sense of loneliness that you and I have talked about, that gnawing sensation, you feel isolated, you feel alone. And also, I just want to mention the paradox of stress. When you are feeling a sense of stress, you feel isolated.

Because when you hear about loneliness, you know the antidote is connection, community, fostering these things. But when you are experiencing that sense of loneliness that you and I have talked about, that gnawing sensation, you feel isolated, you feel alone. And also, I just want to mention the paradox of stress. When you are feeling a sense of stress, you feel isolated.

Because when you hear about loneliness, you know the antidote is connection, community, fostering these things. But when you are experiencing that sense of loneliness that you and I have talked about, that gnawing sensation, you feel isolated, you feel alone. And also, I just want to mention the paradox of stress. When you are feeling a sense of stress, you feel isolated.