๐จโ๐ซ Donovan and colleagues (Harvard) published a powerful study in 2016 that highlights how loneliness speeds up cognitive decline. If depression is present in addition to loneliness, cognitive decline accelerates even more. Plus, it doubles the risk of getting Alzheimerโs disease. Itโs even worse for unmarried people. While I think itโs never too late to build and find oneโs community, I deeply believe that the earlier we start with one the better.
In layman's terms: find your tribe > live longer > live happier. ๐