David Robson is a science writer, journalist, and an author. Loneliness is the real pandemic. Many people yearn 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... - 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 1:03:12 Does Lying Ever Have Value? 1:10:56 How Much Should You Talk About Successes? 1:18:55 Why You Should Ask for Help More 1:24:27 Overcoming the Gratitude Gap 1:28:17 How to Heal Bad Feelings With Others 1:35:40 David’s Favourite Study From the Book 1:40:15 Where to Find David - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/