"Studies show adult friendships have a significant impact on our happiness and well-being. In fact, a lack of close friendships may be hazardous to your health.
To nurture satisfying friendships, you need to spend some quality time with your friends.
But the more professional opportunities come your way, the more time you'll spend away from your real-life friends.
So how do we make sure we maintain the connection? This deck introduces the solution: The Kibbutz."
2. Studies show adult friendships
have a significant impact on our
happiness and well-being.
3. In fact, a lack of close friendships
may be hazardous to your health.
4. Socially disconnected people are
less happy, their health declines
earlier in midlife, their brain
functioning declines sooner, and
they live shorter lives than
people who are not lonely.
- Robert Waldinger,
Harvard Study of Adult Development
5. Lest we think having 500 Facebook
friends might offer some protection…
6. It’s not just the number of
friends you have … it’s the
quality of your close
relationships that matters.
- Robert Waldinger,
Harvard Study of Adult Development
20. Book the time
Reserve time on your
calendar for the
foreseeable future so
there’s no scheduling
headaches.
21. Go deep
Talking about a
meaningful topic
strengthens your bonds.
Get past the shallow
small talk - no weather,
sports, or politics.
22. Don’t let kids
derail you
Children benefit from
seeing you model a
healthy adult friendship.
Your kids can listen or
participate but don't let
them interrupt.
23. Make time to invest in your most
important relationships and get the
psychological nourishment you need.