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Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

Is Loneliness a Growing Factor When We Work Remotely? | The Office Blend - 0 views

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    interesting post by Marla Gottschalk, August 20, 2014, on working remotely and addressing loneliness.
Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

Blog: Combating loneliness and connecting communities - do we need a social movement fo... - 0 views

  • community capital’
  • By strengthening and connecting communities, our research was able to demonstrate (in a small cohort) that a wellbeing dividend from social connectedness might mitigate against mental and physical ill health in the longer term – supporting the case for investing in efforts to make communities more socially connected.
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    how co-producing answers to problems in a community has a well-being dividend, too.  Rowan Conway, RSA, 11.30.15 
Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

The Health Benefits of Finding Your Tribe « Positively Positive - 0 views

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    impact of loneliness on health--"finding your tribe is better than any vitamin, diet, or exercise regimen."  Lissa Rankin, blog post, in Living, July 18, 2013
Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

7 Important Reasons to Unplug and Find Space - 0 views

  • 1. Powering-down helps remove unhealthy feelings of jealousy, envy, and loneliness.
  • 3. Solitude is harder to find in an always-connected world.
  • 4. Life, at its best, is happening right in front of you.
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  • But no matter how much I interact with others through the miracle of technology, there is something entirely unique and fantastic about meeting face-to-face. The experience of looking another person in the eye without the filter of a screen changes everything. Each time, I am reminded that life’s most fulfilling relationships are the ones in the world right in front of me. And spending too much time looking away from them does a great disadvantage to my soul and theirs.
  • Take one extended break on a regular basis. I have found great value in choosing 40 days each year to power-down unnecessary apps (leaving only phone and text privileges on my phone). And I have completed the exercise each of the last two years. It has taught me about technology, relationships, and myself. Whether it be for one weekend, one week, or 40 days, there is great value in taking an intentional extended break from technology. Pick something. And get started right away. Your life is waiting.
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    finding space offline
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