Stulberg asserts that to “build community and cultivate lasting friendships,” we must find ways to shift our focus from inward (on ourselves) to outward (on our commitments and relationships with others). He suggests that we need to engage in activities (book clubs, community gardens, etc) that create “obligation with others,” and that once obligat... See more

For most people, loneliness doesn't stem from a lack of friends. It comes from not feeling connected to the friends you already have, while "peering in" on their lives via social media. (You can read more about this in the ancient text Big Friendship.) This problem is not fixable if you expect community to just happen naturally . It is fixable if y... See more