Friendship in the Age of Loneliness
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After nearly a year of social distancing and lockdown measures, it’s more clear than ever that our friendships and bonds are vital to our health and happiness. This refreshing, positive guide helps you take care of your people and form deep connections in the...
Published By Running Press Adult
Format Hardback
Category
Number Of Pages 272
Publication Date 05/04/2021
ISBN 9780762472277
Dimensions 5.65 inches x 8.8 inches
“Smiley is a friendship visionary, snatching friendship out of the once-a-month-happy-hour box we tend to place it in and teaching us how to pump our friendships with fresh life. At our core we are social, but technology has alienated us from our roots. Smiley brings us back home.”
“Follow Smiley’s advice in this book and make sure your time is time well spent with the people you love most.”
“Vulnerable and inspiring, this book will bring more creativity, play, and wonder into your social life.”
“With loneliness looming as one of the greatest public health concerns of our era, Adam Smiley Poswolsky has written an antidote that is right on time. Long a trusted voice of millennials, Smiley is back with a gorgeous paean to friendship that beckons us to re-engage our forgotten instincts. Actionable, deeply inclusive, tender, and wise, Friendship in the Age of Loneliness demonstrates why meaningful engagement with other humans is essential and how, exactly, to make it happen.”
“Years of evidence-based research has shown us that the surest path to health, happiness, and a long life is to invest in your relationships. This gem of a book will show you how. You should read Smiley’s book and then call an old friend you haven’t spoken to in a long time.”
“A powerful book about the importance of friendships, belonging, and human connection that helps us infuse every relationship with more meaning and purpose. We need Friendship in the Age of Loneliness now more than ever."
“A practical guide to fostering human connection and true friendship in an increasingly lonely, isolated, digital world.”
“Smiley’s writing is authentic, heart-centered, and powerful. A must-read for HR leaders, company culture pioneers, and anyone who cares about their people. Simply put, this book is exactly what the world needs right now.”
“Friendship in the Age of Loneliness is an essential call to find belonging—with yourself, with your friends, with your co-workers, and in your communities. We all need this book.”