Social connection

The ways we relate to and spend time with other people. People with stronger social ties tend to live longer (a strong link from studies that watched people, not proof), while loneliness - the painful feeling of having fewer or less close connections than you want - affects about 1 in 6 people and is most common in teens and young adults. Small, regular contact builds connection.

Watch · Depth 1 · 70 sHow are you?Can the people around you change your health? Being alone isn't the same as being lonely, what 148 studies found about people with stronger ties, how common loneliness is, and the small steps that build connection.