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How To Beat Loneliness

5 min readDec 15, 2023

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A happy man with a basket of coffee-berries in a forest.
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“The opposite of happiness isn’t sadness, it is boredom.” — Tim Ferris, 4-Hour Workweek

Our real pandemic is loneliness.

A disease with no apparent solution which it is only getting worse with each passing day.

Numerous have shown that loneliness is bad for our health. Here are some shocking stats about Loneliness:

  • Loneliness is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
  • 33% of adults worldwide experience loneliness.

Everybody feels lonely now and then, but when you constantly feel lonely, you need to do something about it.

I have been lonely in my life too, and I know it can be excruciating and may feel like never-ending imprisonment. But it doesn’t have to be like this.

Beating loneliness and enjoying your company is about planning proactively and getting out of your comfort zone.

These 3 ways and mindset shifts will enable you to be less lonely and enjoy your own company.

Be a Ranger

The word ‘ranger’ means someone who wanders or ranges over a particular area.

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Shashwat Agarwaal
Shashwat Agarwaal

Written by Shashwat Agarwaal

Software Developer Turned Life Coach | Writer | Explorer | I share my experiences to make the world a little less lonely.