The ObservatorySocial calendar
Choose a person you have not been in touch with for a long time, write the message with a concrete time — then actually send it.
How it works
- Who has fallen awayList
- Take the first stepChooseWrite
- Make it a habitChoose
Friendship rarely dies from quarrels — it dies from silence, from no one taking the first step. We start by seeing who has drifted away.
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Why does it work?
Actively scheduling social contact counteracts isolation, and social ties are among the strongest health factors. Source: Holt-Lunstad et al., PLoS Medicine (2010).
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