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Thanks so much! Susan Pinker gave a fantastic Ted talk about this topic: https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_pinker_the_secret_to_living_longer_may_be_your_social_l
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Thanks so much! Susan Pinker gave a fantastic Ted talk about this topic:
https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_pinker_the_secret_to_living_longer_may_be_your_social_life https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_pinker_the_secret_to_living_...
The #1 factor to leading a long and happy life is the frequency of your social interactions, both with close friends and family and acquaintances. I'm certainly getting reports of people talking to their grandparents more since they started sending photos and it warms my heart.
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