Feeling lonely? Six ways to connect with friends – even when busy

If you aren’t getting the quality time or intimacy you need, try these connection experiments to shake up interactions

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ately, life has felt like Groundhog Day: work, gym, sleep, repeat. Between a punishing work schedule, the grim weather and my desire to hibernate, my social life has suffered. I feel dissatisfied, restless and isolated. But I have plenty of friends and active group chats – I can’t be lonely, surely?

Wrong!

I have made a common error, according to Don Martin, content creator and host of the podcast Head on Fire. Even people with busy social lives can feel lonely if they aren’t getting the quality time or intimacy they need.