Richmond DinhCreator & Founder of Tiny Challenges™

It's Been Proven That When You HUG Someone..

27 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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Richmond Dinh (speaker) explains physiological benefits of hugging—claiming a 4-second hug raises oxytocin threefold and a 20-second hug raises it tenfold—and argues humans are physiologically meant to be part of communities. He uses these claims to advise entrepreneurs not to go it alone but to build teams and reciprocal support networks.

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Threefold ("your oxytocin goes up threefold").

Tenfold ("your oxytocin goes up tenfold").

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It's been scientifically proven that when you hug someone for four seconds, your oxytocin goes up threefold. Here's the crazy thing. When you hug them for 20 seconds, your oxytocin goes up tenfold. So why is this important? It means that we as human beings are not meant to go through life alone. Physiologically. That's a prime example of that. We are meant to do this together with a community, with a tribe. And so if you're trying to grow as an entrepreneur, don't do this alone. And it's not a road where self made is the goal. That sounds good in theory, but the reality is it's not going to happen. Build your team and run alongside people who cheer you on and that make you happy, but also that you can provide and give back and share to as well. Do not do this alone.