Our New Social Life: Science-Backed Strategies for Creating Meaningful Connection

In Our New Social Life, social connection and happiness experts Natalie Kerr and Jaime Kurtz explain the science behind the struggles of modern social connection.

The book addresses how modern life's norms, such as being distracted by devices, feeling overworked, and living far from loved ones, can create barriers to connection.

It offers tools for both introverts and extroverts, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing social connection as an essential health behavior.

The authors provide insights on overcoming faulty assumptions about others, leveraging proximity for connection, and the value of vulnerability in building deep relationships.