The most important thing about having people over is the company.

It's not the setting.

It's not the food.

It's a company.

And that's what we remember whenever we go over to people's houses.

So we just started inviting people over and saying, you know what?

Our place is a total mess.

It's chaos.

The kids are probably going to be screaming in the background.

We may have to leave multiple times to figure out what's going on with them. And the food may be so-so. We don't know. I can't guarantee it's going to be amazing,

but just come over. And people came. And you know what they said? They said, thank you for having

us over. Thank you for making it okay to come to a home that's not totally spick and span,

because our home is the same way. People aren't coming for the food. They're certainly not coming

for the furniture. They're coming for the company. And all you have to do is be good company.

Loneliness has reached epidemic proportions.

We've all felt it. Whether you dealt with yours during lockdown or whether you're

dealing with it now, we have all felt lonely, which is why Dr. Vivek Murthy's work really, really matters.

As Surgeon General of the United States, he was one of the first medical professionals

to recognize that loneliness in our nation has in fact reached epidemic proportions.

And more importantly, he's committed his time in office to help us recover.

As he gets ready to end his term as Surgeon General, his last act of public service is a letter he released, a prescription for America and the world.

This is a bit of optimism.

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