Michelle Gielan Quotes

#1. With technology and over-scheduling, we are forgetting to invest time in simple connective moments with others.

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#2. Catching up on pictures of your good friend's kids ahead of a visit across the country to see her is a great way to deepen your time together. Following near-strangers can leave us feeling detached and lonely.

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#3. Following celebrities or people you don't regularly see in person often doesn't add to our happiness. The best use of social media is to deepen existing close relationships or create new ones.

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#4. Even five minute meaningful conversations with other people not only fuel us in the moment but also build up a reserve of social capital so that when hard times strike, we can draw down on that bank account.

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#5. Social comparison that leads to unhappiness is the downside of social media.

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#6. There is no greater prediction in the research of our levels of happiness than the breadth and depth of our relationships.

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#7. Too often we forget how powerful we are as individuals to shape how other people see the world. Each one of us constantly broadcasts to other people - whether consciously or unconsciously - verbally or non-verbally - and those messages influence their brain.

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#8. Surfing the web often comes at the cost of face-to-face time with friends and family.

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