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New Day Cafe: Chit Chat for Our Well-Being [1]
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Date: 2022-11-10
NPR recently reported on a study that showed that talking regularly with different categories of people has a significant value to your state of mind.
A new study finds that we are happier the more we talk with different categories of people — colleagues, family, strangers — and the more evenly our conversations are spread out among those groups.
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“Next time you consider striking up a conversation with a stranger in line at the grocery store or while waiting at the laundromat, keep in mind that it might be beneficial for your well-being.
A recent study by a group of researchers found that there is a link between happiness and a term that the researchers coined called ‘relational diversity.’
Using public data from sources like the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the World Health Organization, the researchers were able to analyze data sets and survey responses from people who had shared their daily habits, schedules and interactions. They noticed a clear relationship between relational diversity and overall levels of satisfaction…
‘Essentially, the idea is that the more diverse your social portfolio, the happier you are and the higher your well-being.’"
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