Weak Ties News Today

A writer shares the longevity lessons she learned from expert Dan Buettner during a trip to the Blue Zone of Nicoya, Costa Rica.

This year is all about reconnecting—to others, to ourselves and to our place in the world. We should start by cultivating what sociologists call strong and weak ties.

Baird, T. D., J. T. McCabe, E. Woodhouse, I. Rumas, S. Sankeni, and G. O. Saitoti. 2021. Mobile phones and wrong numbers: how Maasai agro-pastoralists form and use accidental social ties in East Africa. Ecology and Society 26(2):41. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12528-260241

What“s worse for your health: smoking or feeling lonely? According to research by Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a professor of psychology and neuroscience, the effects of being socially isolated are similar ...

Former pro heavyweight boxer turned life coach Ed Latimore shares how to leverage your weak ties with acquaintances and colleagues to get you where you want to go in life. It is the combination of strong ties that bond and weak ties that bridge, which enables cooperation and innovation on a societal level.

Professionals should be selective and thoughtful about how to best use their time when they network especially in person.

For years I held on for the health insurance. Now my life is totally different.

For years I held on for the health insurance. Now my life is totally different.

Here’s why weak ties and fleeting connections add colors and textures to our lives that strong ties cannot.

Studies show that we tend to speak more freely and frankly with people we don’t know, and that these brief exchanges are very beneficial to our well-being