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Picnic
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TIL that social connection is more impactful to human well-being than nutrition or exercise. As an introvert who has downplayed connection with people as a “nice to have but only after copious amounts of solitude” in my many years of mental health strategizing, I’m not sure how to integrate this info.
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Obviously we can’t go without any of these things, but I’d always seen “go outside, move body, drink water, eat good food” as foundation. Social connection came later if at all, bc I believed I was a better person to other people if I took care of all those other needs on my own. Maybe the truth is flipped??
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Like, if well-being were a pyramid, maybe a better mental model is social connection at the base, good food and water on top of that, moving your body on top of that, etc? Curious how other people think about it.
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I find Maslow’s hierarchy pretty accurate for my life, food & safety as baseline but right after that connection. I find connection is where the meaning comes from after the necessities are met. Agreed though as an introvert it’s hard, I’ve found a small number of meaningful relationships works best for me.
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Ha, funny that I hadn’t connected Maslow’s hierarchy with how I think about personal well-being. Makes sense that we’d feel the best when our needs are being met on each level.
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