Loneliness in the Age of Connectivity

Although I’m not only discussing loneliness in the workplace, what I’m suggesting here is that if every individual takes on the role of the ‘compassionate leader’ in our day to day lives — you could be alleviating a certain sense of loneliness felt by someone else through compassion and showing concern for the wellbeing of others could go a long way; encouraging the cohesion of social bonds.

In conclusion, for those of us who are feeling content remind yourself that you are a part of a larger social myriad and that being alone with your thoughts is healthy as opposed to being lonely; so you could re-energize and reflect on how it is you are treating both the people around you and yourself. Thus, instead of stigmatizing loneliness — we should ensure that those we encounter are not ostracized, we should constantly remind ourselves that loneliness is a growing problem that should not be ignored. Like John Donne said “No man is an Island, entire of it self; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main.”

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