Relationships
Close ties are strong. Unstructured social time is thinning.
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Relationships
Close ties are a hidden health asset. Keep them on the calendar.
Strong social relationships predict survival as powerfully as many clinical risk factors. Social isolation is among the modifiable risks for dementia. The form of gathering changes by culture. The need does not.
Idea
Put one weekly meal, walk, or call with a close person on the calendar, and one monthly gathering with a broader group.