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Why Loneliness Isn't About Numbers
Episode 630

Why Loneliness Isn't About Numbers

Olga Khazan explains why the current "loneliness epidemic" isn't because of a lack of friends, but a lack of time.

The Brian Lehrer Show

September 12, 202414m 9s

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Show Notes

Olga Khazan, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World (Hachette Go, 2020), explains why the current "loneliness epidemic" isn't because of a lack of friends, but a lack of time.


 

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healthwork_lifelonelinesswork_life_balancepersonalfriendslocal_wnycmental_healthfriendshiprelationshipslifestyleolga_khazanwellnessloneliness_epidemic