Relationships important but no miracles Good relationships are crucial for well-being. A long-term Harvard study with that message, the New York Times recently highlighted. The research supports it. People with warm, stable relationships live longer and happier on average. Isolation, on the contrary, can be as harmful as smoking. More time with family and friends actually increases…
Category: Friendship
Everyone works differently – an asset to humanity
Throughout history, humanity has proven to be a neurodiverse species, where brains work in different ways. This is not an accident, but can be a survival advantage. In difficult situations, people become more flexible when different ways of thinking and perspectives meet each other. Evolutionarily speaking, the diversity in how people's cognitive apparatus works has been an asset. The collective strength lies…
Loneliness at Christmas - so you can break your loneliness at any time
Alone this Christmas? Here are some thoughts and tips Christmas can be a wonderful time, but also challenging if you feel lonely. And of course loneliness is tough sometimes - we are social creatures after all. Research shows that involuntary loneliness is not good for health, but that doesn't mean you have to have a partner….