518 - The Science of Loneliness
Tiny Leaps, Big Changes
Gregg Clunis
4.3 • 920 Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2020
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we are looking at loneliness. This is one of those topics that we tend to dismiss. But the truth is loneliness is one of the most dangerous emotions and feelings that people can fall into today we shed some light on loneliness and what it might mean in your own life. And I share some advice on how to deal with loneliness and how to avoid loneliness in the future.
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Key Points:
· Definition of Loneliness
· Who Suffers From Loneliness
· Why Loneliness is a Problem
· How to Deal With Loneliness
Resources and Links:
https://www.verywellmind.com/loneliness-causes-effects-and-treatments-2795749
https://fortune.com/2018/05/01/americans-lonely-cigna-study/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | In this episode, we look at loneliness. |
| 0:04.0 | Get excited because this is tiny leaps. |
| 0:09.0 | Big change. Welcome to another episode of Tiny Leaps. Big changes where I share simple strategies you can use to get more out of your life. |
| 0:26.0 | My name is Greg Klunis and in this episode we are looking at the science and the truth about loneliness. |
| 0:36.3 | This is one of those topics that I think, |
| 0:38.6 | especially here in the United States, |
| 0:40.6 | we tend to dismiss as important or relevant. We look at our own |
| 0:45.6 | lives, we look at the lives of the people that we love and we think that |
| 0:50.3 | loneliness isn't really a problem and even if it were well that's just a feeling right that's just an emotion right like just get over it it's not that big of a deal but the truth is |
| 1:00.3 | loneliness is one of the most dangerous emotions and feelings that people can fall |
| 1:05.6 | into and it does lead to very major issues that we're going to be |
| 1:10.9 | discussing in this episode. So what I want to do today is just shed some light on loneliness |
| 1:17.1 | and what it might mean in your own life. |
| 1:20.1 | And I want to share some advice on how to deal with loneliness, how to avoid loneliness, |
| 1:26.0 | if you're someone who's suffering from it or if you're someone who might suffer from it in the future. |
| 1:31.0 | So this should be a super good one. |
| 1:32.0 | Now before we jump into the episode, |
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