The Importance of Social Connections

Dean Obeidallah: We've known for literally decades, the importance of those kind of social connections. If you have one friend that you talk to a minimum of once every two weeks, it increases your chance of living a thriving life by over 50%. In fact, six hours of social time each day doubles your chance of thriving overall. This increase in the survival rate is equivalent to quitting smoking, right?

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