The bottom line from this multitude of studies: As a rough rule of thumb, if you belong to no groups but decide to join one, you cut your risk of dying over the next year in half. if you smoke and belong to no groups, it's a toss up statistically whether you should stop smoking or start joining. These findings are in some way heartening: it's easier to join a group than lose weight, exercise regularly, or quit smoking.
D. Putnam, Bowling alone (2000), 331
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