The Laws of Connection, 9781805300311
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Social connection: the surprising key to health, happiness, and success.

The Laws of Connection

13 Social Strategies That Will Transform Your Life

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    10 June 2024

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Summary

In the early 1960s, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley set out to establish the key factors affecting health and longevity. Their results, known as the ‘Alameda 7’, are already familiar: don’t smoke, drink in moderation, sleep seven to eight hours a night, exercise, eat regular meals, maintain a moderate weight, and eat breakfast. Years later, however, the same team discovered an eighth factor, one that proved more important than all the others: social connection.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781805300311
ISBN-10:1805300318
Author:David Robson
Publisher:Canongate Books
Imprint:Canongate Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:10 June 2024
Weight:406g
Dimensions:233mm x 152mm x 25mm
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Critics Review

‘Praise for The Expectation Effect: ‘This book is entertaining, eye-opening, extremely useful and best of all, evidence-based’ - CLAUDIA HAMMOND‘Mind-changing science … One of Robson’s many strengths is to take what might seem familiar and show just how much deeper the rabbit hole goes’ - OLIVER BURKEMAN‘Based in science and packed with smart advice’ - DANIEL H. PINK‘This is an utterly riveting and transformative book. You can’t afford not to read it!’ - NIGELLA LAWSON‘Visionary, original and exciting’ - WILL STORR” -

About The Author

David Robson

David Robson is an award-winning science journalist. His first book, The Intelligence Trap, has been translated into 15 languages and his second, The Expectation Effect, won the British Psychological Society Award. Previously an editor and senior journalist at BBC Future, Robson is now a freelance journalist; his writing has appeared in The Times, Telegraph, Guardian, Atlantic, Washington Post and more.

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