S02E14 The Create Opportunities to Connect Episode

How does our attachment related to our happiness?

Relationships have a direct relationship to our health

What will continue to shift in our relationships as we work in virtual spaces

Desperate for connection

Can't escape our need for connection

A tribe is 150 people

Are people more afraid of connection because of the pandemic?

1 in 3 people around the globe says they are lonely (pre-covid)

Social media gives us a false sense of connection

Relying on tools for connection, but it's not true connection

We say things online we wouldn't say in person

Comparison of curated lives

Prioritizing real connections with real people

Social fitness - an ongoing practice in developing relationships

How do we develop friendships?

Cultural differences in how relationships are developed

Baby steps in building relationships

Social services as a way to meet new people

Age not being a defining factor in a friendship

Shifting from risk aversion to risk affinity

Relationships take vulnerability. One person has to be the first to be vulnerable.

Create chance and opportunity

Acknowledging risks and the possibilities

The illusion of control in staying in the known, even if it's uncomfortable

Peach versus coconut styles of friendships

Relying on Employee Resources Groups in lonely at work

Reaching out to people out of curiosity, without an agenda

Letting people know that you appreciated something that they said, even if you don't know them

Not taking it personally if people don't respond when we reach