Technology is intensifying isolation, and recognizing our shared human struggles — or common humanity — is a practical, ...

Introverts, rejoice.

Last fall, just days before reading week, I found myself trying to hold the attention of 100 burned-out, overworked undergrads in a class at Toronto Metropolitan University. By that point in the ...

A few years ago, the surgeon general declared that there was a loneliness crisis in the U.S. "Social disconnection," as the 2023 announcement explained, is a public health concern because it can ...

Research on loneliness found that the more wisdom a person exhibited, the less lonely they felt. Individuals high in wisdom advise others to avoid defining themselves based on a difficult moment, to ...