14 Way to Be Less Lonely

8:54 PM Jackie Mart 0 Comments

1. Acknowledge that you are lonely
2. Address your personal social needs – investigate where they are not being met
3. Disconnect from social media, create non-screen time in your life
4. Pick up the phone and make more phone calls
5. Write more hand-written cards
6. Create more space for people in your daily schedule – even for strangers
7. Cherish little interactions and mundane conversations
8. Go out of your way for friend dates
9. Prioritize communication with your significant other
10. Connect daily without distraction, face-to-face with your significant other
11. Communicate your social needs to your partner and support them with theirs
12. Give of your time, heart or love to someone who might be more lonely than you
13. Focus less on your to-do list and instead value your day based on the quality of your emotional connections
14. Share your heart and your story openly – you never know how your vulnerability and openness might inspire someone else to realize that they are not alone. (I felt lonely and like I would never be understood until I read Geneen Roth’s books, which changed my life and gave me hope in my eating disorder.)