How to check your social needs
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How much social interaction do you need?
It’s important to regularly check in and look at the social connections in your life. It’s not about constantly analysing every relationship but about having a general sense of things and checking in with yourself every once in a while. Our founder and CEO, Amy Perrin, explains.
Quality vs quantity
It’s important to remember that the quality of your social connections can be more important than how many you have. Research shows that we only need between three and five close friends for the highest levels of life satisfaction and having too many friendships can actually make it harder to deepen bonds with people. ‘Quality relationships feel meaningful and where you feel a sense of purpose and value,’ says Amy. These relationships don’t all have to be deeply serious: ‘You might have friendships that lift your spirits and make you laugh, or you might have someone you can phone for a chat and you know they’ll listen.’
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