{"product_id":"9780062913302-together-the-healing-power-of-human-connection-in-a-sometimes-lonely-world","title":"Vivek H. Murthy M. D. - Together The Healing Power Of Human Connection In A Sometimes Lonely World - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: The New York Times Bestseller from Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy MD. We have a massive deadly epidemic hidden in plain sight: loneliness. It is as harmful to health as smoking and far more common. And as his gripping stories of the science and suffering make clear we can do something about it. Together is fascinating moving and essential reading. Atul Gawande author of Being Mortal Together made me rethink much of what I believe about physical health public policy and the human condition. By revealing America's epidemic of loneliness and then offering an array of remedies for the condition Murthy has done a great service and made Together the most important book you ll read this year. Daniel H. Pink #1 New York Times bestselling author of When and Drive 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. Spend time each day with those you love. Devote at least 15 minutes each day to connecting with those you most care about. 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. 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. 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. During Murthy's 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.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Together The Healing Power Of Human Connection In A Sometimes Lonely World\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Vivek H. Murthy M. D.\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Harpercollins\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9780062913302\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 352 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 4\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vivek H. Murthy M. D.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49590228058417,"sku":"IN-G-9780062913302","price":19.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9780062913302-together-the-healing-power-of-human-connection-in-a-sometimes-lonely-world","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}