Why Modern Society Makes Us Feel More Lonely

Fail fast. Fail forward. Fail better. As a society, we’ve turned failure into a slogan to celebrate, but somehow we’re more afraid of it than ever. So what's going on? Most of us say failure is our best teacher, but I doubt many of you have ever walked away from a failure doing a ...  Show more

You've been told your whole life to explore, keep your options open, try new things. And you've done exactly that. Moved cities, pivoted careers, taken every personality quiz. But here's what nobody warns you about: all that freedom might be the thing keeping you stuck. This epis ...  Show more

Experts are divided on whether modern lifestyle factors, like social media use and smaller family units, are leading to greater lonliness. Either way: What can we do about it? We explore in this episode of BrainStuff.

I explore the disconnect between connectivity and loneliness to try and better understand the current loneliness epidemic. Why do we feel so lonely? Is something wrong with us? And how do we fix that? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

In an age of unprecedented interconnection, we're feeling lonelier than ever. But there are some surprisingly simple things we can do about it. View this episode in video, as well: https://youtube.com/@psychologyin10minutes