Loneliness is literally killing us | Will Wright | TEDxBirmingham
In this counterintuitive talk, healthcare tech entrepreneur Will Wright shares the strong impact that loneliness has on our health, and proposes a novel idea for ...
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Translator: Tijana Mihajlović Reviewer: Rhonda Jacobs I'd like to ask you all one question: who here has never, not once in your life, been lonely? Now, I'm not talking about being alone. Being alone is a choice. People go on hikes alone. People go to the movies alone. Philosophers oftentimes think their best thoughts alone. No, being alone is good. I'm talking about being lonely. Loneliness is not a choice. It represents a fundamental mismatch between the relationships that we have and those that we want. Loneliness is not good. And here's the thing: loneliness is killing us. I've worked in public health for over a decade, studying trends in chronic disease, and I can tell you that loneliness puts us at greater risk of developing disease. People who are ...
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Translator: Tijana Mihajlović Reviewer: Rhonda Jacobs I'd like to ask you all one question: who here has never, not once in your life, been lonely? Now, I'm not talking about being alone. Being alone is a choice. People go on hikes alone. People go to the movies alone. Philosophers oftentimes think their best thoughts alone. No, being alone is good. I'm talking about being lonely. Loneliness is not a choice. It represents a fundamental mismatch between the relationships that we have and those that we want. Loneliness is not good. And here's the thing: loneliness is killing us. I've worked in public health for over a decade, studying trends in chronic disease, and I can tell you that loneliness puts us at greater risk of developing disease. People who are ...
