Susan Pinker
Born
Montréal, Québec, Canada
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“Few see looking after others as therapeutic for the person who does the caretaking, or consider community involvement as therapeutic as drugs. Yet there is mounting evidence that a rich network of face-to-face relationships creates a biological force field against disease.”
― The Village Effect: How Face-to-Face Contact Can Make Us Healthier, Happier, and Smarter
― The Village Effect: How Face-to-Face Contact Can Make Us Healthier, Happier, and Smarter
“Yet research shows that skill in reading, writing, and arithmetic, academic standing in high school, scores on college entrance tests and much more besides, are linked to sitting down to family dinner. The more meals you eat with your child, the larger the child’s vocabulary and the higher his or her grades, an effect that is exaggerated in girls. From”
― The Village Effect: Why Face-to-face Contact Matters
― The Village Effect: Why Face-to-face Contact Matters
“In fact, neglecting to keep in close contact with people who are important to you is at least as dangerous to your health as a pack-a-day cigarette habit, hypertension, or obesity.4”
― The Village Effect: Why Face-to-face Contact Matters
― The Village Effect: Why Face-to-face Contact Matters
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