Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

The research points to a really interesting discovery about loneliness and finding your way out of loneliness. So whether you're a parent who has, you know, I'm a parent and I very much understand having low bandwidth, not enough time, energy, and then you're, it's difficult to form relationships when you don't have much to give, right? Yep. Very much something that many parents can relate to.

The research points to a really interesting discovery about loneliness and finding your way out of loneliness. So whether you're a parent who has, you know, I'm a parent and I very much understand having low bandwidth, not enough time, energy, and then you're, it's difficult to form relationships when you don't have much to give, right? Yep. Very much something that many parents can relate to.

The research points to a really interesting discovery about loneliness and finding your way out of loneliness. So whether you're a parent who has, you know, I'm a parent and I very much understand having low bandwidth, not enough time, energy, and then you're, it's difficult to form relationships when you don't have much to give, right? Yep. Very much something that many parents can relate to.

Or if you're a Gen Z and you're studying, I mean, no one has enough time. And so what can you do? You can lean into the science of casual conversation. In one study, one of my favorite studies, a group of people were given two clickers. One clicker. It was a study that lasted six days. One clicker was for every interaction you had with a close contact. In the study, they called this strong ties.

Or if you're a Gen Z and you're studying, I mean, no one has enough time. And so what can you do? You can lean into the science of casual conversation. In one study, one of my favorite studies, a group of people were given two clickers. One clicker. It was a study that lasted six days. One clicker was for every interaction you had with a close contact. In the study, they called this strong ties.

Or if you're a Gen Z and you're studying, I mean, no one has enough time. And so what can you do? You can lean into the science of casual conversation. In one study, one of my favorite studies, a group of people were given two clickers. One clicker. It was a study that lasted six days. One clicker was for every interaction you had with a close contact. In the study, they called this strong ties.

So family member, dear friend, someone you're really connected to. When you think about loneliness, when you say, what is the antidote to loneliness? It's community. So you think, oh, I'm going to just lean into community or rather that's the advice that you're given. Spend more time with friends and family.

So family member, dear friend, someone you're really connected to. When you think about loneliness, when you say, what is the antidote to loneliness? It's community. So you think, oh, I'm going to just lean into community or rather that's the advice that you're given. Spend more time with friends and family.

So family member, dear friend, someone you're really connected to. When you think about loneliness, when you say, what is the antidote to loneliness? It's community. So you think, oh, I'm going to just lean into community or rather that's the advice that you're given. Spend more time with friends and family.

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.

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