Jim Kwik on why human connection matters now more than ever. A 2019 study found only half of Americans have meaningful face-to-face interactions. Loneliness carries the same health risk as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day.
Coming out of COVID it's just been clear with the mental health crisis and the decline in how long we live here in America, that connection is paramount. There was a 2019 study out of Cigna that said only half of Americans say they had meaningful day-to-day face-to-face social interactions. This is 2019. Can you imagine how terrible that statistic is today? A study that's making the rounds right now essentially saying that smoking and loneliness, comparing the two, where being lonely is just like smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
The Library of Minds: Brain Coach: How to Stay Sharp When AI Does the Thinking | Jim Kwik
