04520cam a2200313 4500 981486764 TxAuBib 20230918120000.0 ||||||s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062913326 0062913328 299d4962-f08e-43ad-b73a-419e6bff07d2 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4866877 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Murthy, Vivek H. Together [Libby] : The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World. HarperAudio, 2020. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 299MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 299MB. Psychology. Sociology. Nonfiction. HTML:The book we need NOW to avoid a social recession, Murthy's prescient message is about the importance of human connection, the hidden impact of loneliness on our health, and the social power of community. Humans are social creatures: In this simple and obvious fact lies both the problem and the solution to the current crisis of loneliness. In his groundbreaking book, the 19th surgeon general of the United States Dr. Vivek Murthy makes a case for loneliness as a public health concern: a root cause and contributor to many of the epidemics sweeping the world today from alcohol and drug addiction to violence to depression and anxiety. Loneliness, he argues, is affecting not only our health, but also how our children experience school, how we perform in the workplace, and the sense of division and polarization in our society. But, at the center of our loneliness is our innate desire to connect. We have evolved to participate in community, to forge lasting bonds with others, to help one another, and to share life experiences. We are, simply, better together. The lessons in Together have immediate relevance and application. These four key strategies will help us not only to weather this crisis, but also to heal our social world far into the future. <li>Spend time each day with those you love. Devote at least 15 minutes each day to connecting with those you most care about.</li> <li>Focus on each other. Forget about multitasking and give the other person the gift of your full attention, making eye contact, if possible, and genuinely listening.</li> <li>Embrace solitude. The first step toward building stronger connections with others is to build a stronger connection with oneself. Meditation, prayer, art, music, and time spent outdoors can all be sources of solitary comfort and joy.</li> <li>Help and be helped. Service is a form of human connection that reminds us of our value and purpose in life. Checking on a neighbor, seeking advice, even just offering a smile to a stranger six feet away, all can make us stronger.</li> During Murthy's tenure as Surgeon General and during the research for Together, he found that there were few issues that elicited as much enthusiastic interest from both very conservative and very liberal members of Congress, from young and old people, or from urban and rural residents alike. Loneliness was something so many people have known themselves or have seen in the people around them. In the book, Murthy also shares his own deeply personal experiences with the subject—from struggling with loneliness in school, to the devastating loss of his uncle who succumbed to his own loneliness, as well as the important example of community and connection that his parents modeled. Simply, it's a universal condition that affects all of us directly or through the people we love—now more than ever.. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-09-18 20:00:02. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/4866877-Together.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=299d4962-f08e-43ad-b73a-419e6bff07d2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/4866877-Together.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=299d4962-f08e-43ad-b73a-419e6bff07d2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)