The Science Of Building Genuine Friendships - David Robson - #799

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David Robson is a science writer, journalist, and an author. Loneliness is the real pandemic. Many people yearning for connection but struggle to hold onto it. David has uncovered 13 laws of human connection which you can apply to build and deepen relationships with the people in your life. Expect to learn whether we are actually in a loneliness crisis, how solitude impacts our health, why people are struggling to make deeper connections, how you can express appreciation more freely to others, how you can heal bad feelings, why asking for help is important, why it’s so important get better at forgiving others and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Timestamps: (00:00) Are We in a Loneliness Crisis? (04:09) How Important is Social Connection? (09:33) The Expectation Effect in Loneliness (13:40) Impact of Loneliness on Creativity & Finances (18:13) Quality or Quantity of Friends? (25:21) Categorising People as Introvert & Extrovert (33:31) Developing the Art of Conversation (44:10) How to Express Appreciation Better (48:33) Why You Need More Self-Compassion (58:29) The Novelty Penalty in Storytelling (01:03:12) Does Lying Ever Have Value? (01:10:56) How Much Should You Talk About Successes? (01:18:55) Why You Should Ask for Help More (01:24:27) Overcoming the Gratitude Gap (01:28:17) How to Heal Bad Feelings With Others (01:35:40) David’s Favourite Study From the Book (01:40:15) Where to Find David Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices