The Intentionality of Being Connected Deeply

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LZ Granderson: If we are not as intentional about being connected deeply with people, life's going to turn out to be very different for us. He says technology is always first making life more convenient and two making it more likely for us to be less connected. "We're going to flourish mostly because we're being committed to being in relationships by whom we are going to be so deeply known"

Scholars, journalists, practitioners, and other thought leaders all agree — we’re facing a loneliness epidemic that’s as grave a threat to public health as obesity or substance abuse. Where do we go from here?

In this Forum from 2019 at the University of Minnesota, psychiatrist Curt Thompson discusses human flourishing and community. When it comes to mental health, he says, don’t go it alone.

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