Here's my practical, psychology-based guide to reducing loneliness: 1. Find ways to help other people. 2. Help them. 3. Do it again. Reducing loneliness is

Here's my practical, psychology-based guide to reducing loneliness: 1. Find ways to help other people. 2. Help them. 3. Do it again. Reducing loneliness is not about 'having friends', it's about making efforts to participate in the larger group--and the primary way to begin doing that is by helping other people. To simplify: step outside yourself to be less by yourself.