Dr. Robert Waldinger

It's a stressor the way that, you know, we talked about how stress breaks down the body.

They've done all these studies of people being alone versus being with other people.

They know, for example, that if you are alone in your house or your apartment, you sleep less soundly than if you're with other people.

And we think it's evolutionary.

We think that we evolved to be social creatures because it's safer to be in numbers, right?

Like if the goal of evolution is to pass on your genes,

then you're probably more likely to pass on your genes if you huddle together in groups to ward off what's coming at you, right?

And so we think probably that the people who were more social were the ones who essentially survived and that that's how we evolved to be more social creatures.

Absolutely.

Right.

Because clubs are terrifying to me.

I mean, they are to me.

It's really hard for me to walk into a cocktail party not knowing anybody.

I just don't

I mean, I'll end up talking with people and it'll be okay, but I just... And some people love it.

I bet you like it.

I bet you're good.

I'm okay.

I quite like it.

It's just different temperament, right?