Borrow the Sugar!

There has been so much bad news in one 24-hour period (both locally, personally, and nationally). As an antidote, I want to share this graphic explainer from Yes! magazine on how borrowing things from your neighbors strengthens society. It's by Sarah Lazarovic and I just love it.


Click to enlarge, and then go to the link to read the whole thing.

My favorite new fact as illustrated by Lazarovic:

[A researcher assigned some Chicago commuters] to make small talk with their neighbors and others to not. Even those who say they don't want to interact with others report being much happier when they do. "People could improve their own well-being — and that of others — by simply being more social with strangers, trying to create connections where one might otherwise choose isolation."

So borrow the sugar, and talk to strangers. Make small talk, because it isn't small.