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Can feeling lonely be good for you?
Feeling lonely can be painful, but short periods of loneliness may actually benefit us. Professor Pamela Qualter, who helped devise the 大象传媒 Loneliness Experiment in collaboration with the Wellcome Collection, explains how it can motivate us to change and improve our social relationships.
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