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Start right now by signing up for our weekly newsletter. So what do we need to do? To prevent feeling lonely, we must share something with those around us — something meaningful to both you and them. As he researched this, John discovered that there was a missing ingredient to loneliness, and to recovering from it. To end loneliness, you need other people—plus something else. You also need, he explained to me, to feel you are sharing something with the other person, or the group, that is meaningful to both of you.

So join a group. Harvard researcher Robert Putnam has studied group activities for decades — everything from bowling leagues to volunteer groups. Today, people still bowl, but they do it alone. The collective structure has collapsed. But you can fix that. To learn more about the science of a successful life, check out my bestselling book here. We all know relationships are critical.

Being a patriotic soldier is intrinsic; being a mercenary is extrinsic. The lesson from the research is clear: Twenty-two different studies have, in the years since, found that the more materialistic and extrinsically motivated you become, the more depressed you will be. Twelve different studies found that the more materialistic and extrinsically motivated you become, the more anxious you will be. We all care, to some degree, what others think of us and technology often amplifies this to toxic levels.

Facebook and Instagram have become gladiatorial status tournaments to show off how cool our lives are. And that places your own happiness outside your control. And even if you win, you lose. Studies show that the achievement of extrinsic goals — the fancy car and the impressive promotion — bring no lasting happiness.

They spent a huge amount of energy chasing these goals, but when they fulfilled them, they felt the same as they had at the start…. But people who achieved their intrinsic goals did become significantly happier, and less depressed and anxious. You could track the movement. As they worked at it and felt they became for example a better friend—not because they wanted anything out of it but because they felt it was a good thing to do—they became more satisfied with life.

Disconnection From Values

You know the old saying: But when Tim studied highly materialistic people, he discovered they experience significantly fewer flow states than the rest of us. Why would that be? He seems to have found an explanation. Imagine if, when Tim was playing the piano every day, he kept thinking: