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Fending Off Loneliness With Cups of Tea
Crumbs and stripes of jam are left behind on plates, sitting on a polka-dot tablecloth. Clusters of people lounge and chat on sofas and armchairs sprayed with floral patterns or stripes. The space “probably looks a lot like your grandma’s house,” says Maff Potts. “I don’t know if that’s a compliment.” It’s cozy and unpretentious; it invites plopping down and staying put for a while.
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Hannah Arendt on Loneliness as the Common Ground for Terror and How Tyrannical Regimes Use Isolation as a Weapon of Oppression
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist.” By Maria Popova.
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Podcasts Are the New Xanax
“I could take a bath in Paris while listening to someone in Los Angeles complain about her dating life.” By Pamela Druckerman. (Mar. 17, 2017)
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The pursuit of loneliness: how I chose a life of solitude
Hayley Campbell quit her job and moved into an empty flat. Here she explains the tough but peculiar pleasures of seclusion.
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British government targets a modern public health scourge: Loneliness
The country that put the starch in “stiff upper lip” has made companionship, conversation and human contact a national priority. On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced the creation of a new ministerial portfolio in her Cabinet: combating loneliness.
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He lay dead in his apartment for four months. This is the Japanese crew that took the call.
So many Japanese people die alone, there's a whole industry devoted to cleaning up after them.
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Why is loneliness so toxic? Scientists are exploring what it does to the human body
Studies show loneliness is bad for our health, raising the risk of premature death and a wide range of illnesses. Scientists are exploring what it does to the human body
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The Malignant Melancholy
There are, broadly, two kinds of structural lonelinesses. One is the benign loneliness of the socially alienated, the other the malignant melancholy of the erstwhile master. By Amba Azaad.
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Loneliness is deadlier than obesity, study suggests
Loneliness is deadlier than obesity and should be considered a major public health hazard, the biggest ever review into the problem has suggested.
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Why being a loner may be good for your health
We tend to decry being alone. But emerging research suggests some potential benefits to being a loner – including for our creativity, mental health and even leadership skills.
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Obesity epidemic could fuel loneliness, as scientists find a genetic link
The obesity epidemic could be fuelling Britain’s growing problem of loneliness, scientists believe, after discovering a genetic link between the two conditions. Around a quarter of people over 65 in Britain suffer from loneliness, which can raise the risk of many diseases, and can even cause people to die earlier, while nearly two thirds are overweight.
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Loneliness is contagious – and here's how to beat it
One in three adults is affected by loneliness. It's time for us to take a risk and let others into our lives, says Olivia Remes, PhD candidate at the Cambridge Institute of Public Health, writing for The Conversation. Loneliness is a common condition affecting around one in three adults. It damages your brain, immune system, and can lead to depression and suicide. Loneliness can also increase your risk of dying prematurely as much as smoking can – and even more so than obesity.
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Nearly half of Americans are lonely. Here's how leading organizations are responding.
Social isolation can be as unhealthy as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and loneliness affects nearly half of Americans—but few organizations are addressing this critical psychosocial risk factor. Here are three strategies, shared by leading organizations, to address the epidemic.
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Loneliness is pervasive and rising, particularly among the young
Smartphones and social media are blamed, but moderate use can be beneficial
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The YouTube stars heading for burnout: ‘The most fun job imaginable became deeply bleak’
When Matt Lees became a full-time YouTuber, he felt as if he had won the lottery. As a young, ambitious writer, director and presenter, he was able to create low-budget, high-impact films that could reach a worldwide audience, in a way that would have been impossible without the blessing of television’s gatekeepers just a few years earlier. In February 2013, he had his first viral hit, an abridged version of Sony’s announcement of its PlayStation 4 video game console, dubbed with a cheerily acerbic commentary. Within days the video had been watched millions of times.
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A Research Revealed Using Less Social Media Make You Feel Less Lonely
Limiting the utilization of social media Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat directly leads to reductions in loneliness and depression, per a recent study revealed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. The study is titled “No more FOMO: Limiting Social Media Decreases Loneliness and Depression,” and as a part of it, researchers determined 143 college boy students over 3 weeks.
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Opinion | How Loneliness Is Tearing America Apart
When people have a hole in their life, they often fill it with angry politics.
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More research says Facebook can cause depression, this time among millennials
Spending too much time on “social media” sites like Facebook is making people more than just miserable. It may also be making them depressed. A new study looked at 504 millennials who actively use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and/or Snapchat, individuals who met the criteria for a major depressive disorder scored higher on the “Social Media Addiction” scale.
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Study: Loneliness Is Common in US, Wisdom May Curb It
Emerging research discovers loneliness is more prevalent than expected and may wax and wane throughout an adult’s life. Although feeling lonely is linked to a host of mental and physical issues, investigators did not discover an association with serious illness and found that wisdom appears to mitigate loneliness.
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Smartphone dependency linked to reduced relationship satisfaction in college students
People who feel psychologically dependent on their smartphone also tend to be less happy with their romantic relationship, according to research published in Psychology of Popular Media Culture. “My primary area of interest is children and advertising but a couple of years ago I conducted a study working with some undergraduate students where we looked at smartphone use/dependency and relationship attitudes.
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