Dr. Laurie Santos

Loneliness is another one of these things.

Loneliness is another one of these things.

Often when people are feeling lonely, they think, oh, I need to wait for a friend to reach out to me.

Often when people are feeling lonely, they think, oh, I need to wait for a friend to reach out to me.

But a really fast way to overcome loneliness is to do something nice for somebody else.

But a really fast way to overcome loneliness is to do something nice for somebody else.

Reach out to somebody else who you think might be lonely.

Reach out to somebody else who you think might be lonely.

And what happens is you wind up feeling less lonely.

And what happens is you wind up feeling less lonely.

So I think that's exactly what you did with your charity, which sounds awesome, right?

So I think that's exactly what you did with your charity, which sounds awesome, right?

You're taking action to build your hope and you're also spending your time and your energy on people who are less fortunate than you, which winds up making you feel good.

You're taking action to build your hope and you're also spending your time and your energy on people who are less fortunate than you, which winds up making you feel good.

Yeah, well, I mean, I agree with you that this really is a crisis right now, you know, especially if you look at things like sense of purpose in young men, loneliness in young men, and so on.

Yeah, well, I mean, I agree with you that this really is a crisis right now, you know, especially if you look at things like sense of purpose in young men, loneliness in young men, and so on.

Again, we're seeing young men suffering at rates that we've never seen them suffering since we've been taking data on this, right?

Again, we're seeing young men suffering at rates that we've never seen them suffering since we've been taking data on this, right?

So

So