What hug prescription is recommended in the excerpt?

Arthur C. BrooksThe Art and Science of Happiness

Rebuilding Insider Relationships | Arthur C. Brooks - "The Life You Want" Class with Oprah Winfrey

10 Aug 2022 · 1 min

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A short transcript excerpt from a public class where a speaker (Arthur C. Brooks) advises rebuilding close relationships by prioritizing in-person eye contact and physical touch over virtual communication. The speaker prescribes intentional behaviors—no conversations without eye contact and a ‘22-second hug every two hours’—framed as a medically phrased prescription to aid recovery of connection.

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A 22-second hug every two hours.

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Let's not substitute convenience for the relationships that we actually need. And don't forget that you've got oxytocin you need to produce in your brain. And Zoom's not going to get it done. It just isn't. We need eye contact in real life and touch. And so, therefore, as you're coming back from this thing and you're looking up your friends, another thing I want you and Tammy to do. And Tammy's there, so I know that she can hear it right now. So she's going to hold you accountable when you're talking, no ships passing in the night. You need eye contact when you're talking to Tammy. Now, seriously, no conversations without the eye contact. And you need a 22 second hug every two hours. The doctor orders this, and I'm telling you, you're gonna be on the road to recovery, and you and Tammy will never be sorry.
Awesome. Thank you. Every two hours. Wow. That's.
A prescription. Absolutely. You know, take.
Me in the morning.
Right on. That's nice. More love.
Right on. Thank you. Ra.