Loneliness
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Loneliness
I spent like all of my 20s obsessed with trying to fix the loneliness problem - hosted tons of events, tried starting a company around it, etc.
Main two takeaways
1) The fact that you can stay home and basically self-medicate with content in a way that feels not-quite-bored is the biggest ba... See more
Nikhil Krishnanx.comRemoving the Armor Between Us - Healing Yourself Amidst Crisis and Grief | Max Strom | TEDxCapeMay
youtube.comAny form of abandonment in the name of privacy is a weak manifestation of human bond.
Our culture knows how to do CPR, but it is lost on how to mend a broken heart.
Grief should not be suppressed.
Grief-as-a-service?
We don’t know how to ask nor accept help.
Fear of being a burden is a silent killer.
Looking after those we love is an honor.
Lonelinesses
putanumonit.com
A unique exploration of the feeling of loneliness. Bridging different facets of the emotion with a Greek myth/character.
Human Interactions/Relationships & Connections
MargaretC and • 10 cards
Vonnegut: “What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.”
“Everyone wants to attend parties, but no one wants to throw them. We just expect them to appear when we need them, like fire trucks. My point is that we are obligated to create the social world we want. Intimacy, togetherness—the opposite of the crushing loneliness so many people seem to feel—are what parties alchemize.” As someone who tends to ho
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