Are We the Loneliest Generation? (Ep. 263)

The Inforium

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

Personal Branding, Career, Productivity, Business, Learning, Lifehacking, College, University, Education, 101, Lifestyle Design, Work Smart, Class

4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Technology has brought us all closer together than ever before, but something feels off. Are we lonelier than previous generations? Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Audible: Get a free audiobook download and a free 30-day trial by going to Audible.com/CIG or texting “CIG” to 500-500 on your phone. Things mentioned in this episode: How to Never Have Friends and Be Alone Forever (Ep. 243) How to Be More Like Leonardo da Vinci (Ep. 240) Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou If This Isn't Nice What Is?, by Kurt Vonnegut Real Men Real Style on YouTube The Singularity CGP Grey on YouTube Kurzgesagt on YouTube TierZoo on YouTube Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:05:13 - Forming deeper and more meaningful friendships 0:14:00 - Escaping to the online world and people who don't share your interests 0:23:26 - Sponsor: Audible (Listening to audiobooks) 0:27:51 - Connecting with other people 0:29:53 - Feeling like you're making a valuable and direct contribution 0:46:20 - How lack of discomfort has made us more timid 0:56:57 - Recap and conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:52.6	just the first thing I thought of and I was like when's this coming out is it too late
0:55.9	does everybody already see it already I don't know everyone in the world has seen it
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