Why does face-to-face contact matter more than online connection? Because social participation in a face-to-face environment is one of the real drivers of happiness, and a screen does not replace it. We are wired for in-person contact, and the research keeps confirming it. This matters twice over. In your own life, protect the face-to-face time with people who lift you up, because that connection feeds your wellbeing in a way texting never will. In your practice, your patients feel the same pull. A real conversation across the desk, eye contact, unhurried attention, that human contact is part of why people trust [...]