5 Simple Ways to Reduce Loneliness at Home or Work

Research-based activities can improve your social connections and well-being.

If you’re feeling lonely, you’re not alone. Sixty-one percent¹ of American adults report they are lonely.

Loneliness is growing, but that means it’s malleable. What goes up can come down. Decreasing loneliness takes a lot less effort than you might think.

Think of your well-being like the depleting battery of your phone. You don’t have a pleasant conversation with someone once and then feel recharged forever. Our well-being batteries are always depleting, and it takes seeking and establishing meaningful connections to replenish the battery. Much like connecting your phone charger to a power source to increase the battery life, you must connect with others to increase your well-being and protect against the empty battery that is loneliness. The power source of our well-being is our social connections, and those connections have to be continuously nurtured.

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