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Lil's avatar

This is what my ‘Lil Mission’ adresses-

That the most invaluable source of human purpose and pleasure is connection- to oneself, to other people and to the planet.

This is the one thing AI cannot take from us.

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Chris Guillebeau's avatar

Love it!

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Yvonne's avatar

Sounds great! Helping others is much needed in this very individualistic society. Human connection is severely lacking as I witness every day people with their face buried in their cellphone. So sad! Keep up the good work and I am wishing you much success and connection with the conference

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Barbara Charis's avatar

No time to feel lonely! Never thought ahead to what I would be doing in my nineties...Sharing a lifetime of information on the internet on a daily basis...and hardly any time to get to writing my own weekly free health and nutrition newsletter at barbaracharis.substack.com

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Chris Guillebeau's avatar

Amazing! I love that, Barbara. I'll subscribe to your Substack. :)

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Barbara Charis's avatar

Thanks!

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Victoria Aronoff's avatar

This conference looks really cool. But I have a young adult on the spectrum who has limited ability to tolerate noise, crowds and social interaction. Does this event have stuff for someone like that?

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Chris Guillebeau's avatar

Thanks, Victoria! And yep, that's our plan and your young adult won't be the only one. There are a lot of details on how it works in the FAQ section of the site (scroll to the bottom).

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Victoria Aronoff's avatar

Thank you so much! I will take a look!

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Chris Guillebeau's avatar

🙏

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Abundantly Femi's avatar

I am working on helping people feel more connected. I started a Substack focused on community, particularly in adulthood.

https://avillageforgrownups.substack.com/

Everyone is welcome!! 🤗

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Debra Douglas's avatar

Thank you Chris. I find the podcast “The Happiness Lab “ to have a lot of scientific pieces of research relevant to the subjects of lonliness and happiness. I appreciate your substack and the comments following.

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Wayward Purpose's avatar

You should check out the term "mattering" - I just ran across it in my research as I looked at the overlap between neurodiversity, faith, and moral injury. Great article though. I think there needs to be a transition back from being super globally aware to self awareness. I think this is one pillar that will help with the loneliness.

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