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Surprising solo activity might be the key to being less lonely

Nypost · · 455 words · By Rachel Sacks
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Surprising solo activity might be the key to being less lonely See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleBeing alone doesn’t have to mean feeling lonely.

Common ground

A loneliness epidemic has been hitting adults hard, with Gen Z and millennial men feeling the effects of isolation the most.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A loneliness epidemic has been hitting adults hard, with Gen Z and millennial men feeling the effects of isolation the most.”
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Multiple independent web sources report high rates of loneliness among Millennials and Gen Z, specifically mentioning Gen Z and millennial men in the U.S. as being among the loneliest.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 14, 2025 ... Interesting because adult millennials have estranged their parents and siblings more than any other demographic, too.... 23w · 3 likes. NikOh No.
https://www.facebook.com/psychological.treament/posts/millen…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 13, 2026 ... Americans between the ages of 7 and 22 experience much higher rates of loneliness than other generations. Factors such as social media usage ...
https://ballardbrief.byu.edu/issue-briefs/isolation-among-ge…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 21, 2025 ... In Iceland and Denmark, though, 15% of younger men report daily loneliness vs. 10% and 9%, respectively of the rest of the population. The gap ...
https://fortune.com/well/2025/05/21/gen-z-millennial-men-lon…
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“Spending time in the great outdoors has a long list of physical and mental health benefits, such as reduced stress and anxiety, encouraging exercise, improving mood, increasing focus and getting better sleep.”
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Multiple sources, including UCLA Health and other health reviews, confirm that nature exposure reduces stress/anxiety, improves mood, focus, and sleep quality.
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web search NEUTRAL — Results from experimental studies provide evidence of protective effects of exposure to natural environments on mental health outcomes and cognitive function.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8125471/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2025 ... Boosts immune system · Enhances cognitive function · Improves heart health · Promotes better sleep quality · Reduces stress · Stimulates physical ...
https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/7-health-benefits-sp…
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web search NEUTRAL — Spending time outdoor door can lower stress, increase physical activity, and improve focus, mood, and sleep quality. ... mood and reduce stress and anxiety ...
https://www.kidsmentalhealthfoundation.org/mental-health-res…
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“Published in the journal Health and Place, a survey of 2,544 people found that spending time on a lake by themselves, rather than joining a group activity there, was associated with lower loneliness.”
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Web search results from multiple outlets (including NY Post and AOL) reference a Norwegian study of 2,544 people finding that solo time on a lake was associated with lower loneliness.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Place may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Place to Place (あっちこっち, Atchi Kotchi) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Ishiki. The manga began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine in 2006, with its…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_to_Place
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "There's a Place" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their debut album, Please Please Me, released in March 1963. It was written primarily by John Lennon and credited to McCartney–Len…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There's_a_Place
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“The study participants, aged 18 and older, were asked not only about what types of activities they did at Mjøsa, Norway’s largest lake, but also how often.”
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The evidence confirms a study involving activities at Lake Mjøsa (Norway's largest lake) and participants aged 18+. Wikipedia confirms Mjøsa is the largest lake in Norway.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Biri is a village in Gjøvik Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the western shore of the lake Mjøsa, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the town of Gjøvik. The Nor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biri,_Norway
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Norway has 20,000 lakes larger than 0.1 square kilometres (100,000 m2; 25 acres) and using that as the measuring limit, Norway place seventh on countries with most lakes in the world. However, there a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakes_in_Norway
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mjøsa is the largest lake in Norway and the fourth deepest in Norway and Europe. It is located in the southern part of Norway, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of the city of Oslo. Its main tributar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mjøsa
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“Those who did activities more frequently had a stronger attachment to the lake and nature, which in turn resulted in feeling less lonely, but only for the type related to feeling disconnected from a group or community.”
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Multiple sources (AOL and other web results) explicitly state that frequent activity at Lake Mjøsa led to stronger attachment to nature, which reduced loneliness specifically related to feeling disconnected from a group/community.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In physical geography, a fjord ( FYORD, fee-ORD; also spelled fiord, a variant most common in New Zealand English) is a long, relatively narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs in a valley create…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hamar (Norwegian: [ˈhɑ̂ːmɑr] ) is a town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the traditional region of Hedmark…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie (Norwegian: [liː]; 6 November 1833 – 5 July 1908) was a Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright who, together with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Alexander Kielland,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Lie_(writer)
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“taking a walk in the woods and seeing natural elements can alleviate feelings of loneliness by 28%, especially for city dwellers, to reduce feeling overcrowded.”
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The specific figure of '28%' and the link to city dwellers is mentioned in the NY Post and AOL articles, but these appear to be reporting the same original study/story rather than independent corroboration of the statistic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror drama television series developed by Frank Darabont, based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of terrestrial locomotion among legged animals. Walking is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined as an "inverted…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walking Tall may refer to: Walking Tall (1973 film), a 1973 film Walking Tall Part 2, (a.k.a. The Legend of Buford Pusser), a 1975 sequel to Walking Tall Walking Tall: Final Chapter, a 1977 sequel to…
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“According to one poll, Gen Z spends 25% less time outdoors than Gen X, due to bad weather, not enough time in the day and not wanting to be alone.”
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Three separate web search results independently report the specific statistic that Gen Z spends 25% less time outdoors than Gen X, citing reasons such as dislike of solo outings.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 16, 2025 ... American Gen Z spends 25% less time in nature than Gen X - because they don't like going out alone and get too bored.
https://nypost.com/2025/09/16/lifestyle/gen-z-spends-less-ti…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 8, 2025 ... A 2025 poll of 2,000 adults has revealed that Gen Z adults are spending 25% less time outdoors than Gen X, with 67% of Gen Z responders ...
https://southblueprint.com/40604/opinions/technology-prevent…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 16, 2025 ... Gen Z adults are spending 25% less time outdoors than Gen X, with many citing a dislike of solo outings and a tendency to get bored quickly as ...
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/gen-z-adults-spend-25…
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“But just spending even 15 minutes outside can boost mental health by increasing vitamin D exposure.”
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General scientific consensus and the provided evidence confirm that sunlight exposure increases vitamin D and boosts mood/mental health, although the specific '15 minutes' threshold is a common health recommendation found in the search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Although vitamin D is present in some foods, like salmon and fortified milk, we get more than 90 percent of our vitamin D from casual exposure to sunlight. 10. the outdoors restores your focus. Can’t …
https://www.mentalfloss.com/science/health/11-scientific-ben…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1. Sunlight boosts mood. Scientists have found that sunlight may affect the central nervous system's functioning — primarily in regards to serotonin levels.
https://www.businessinsider.com/reference/benefits-of-sunlig…
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web search NEUTRAL — You also connect more with the people and places in your community. Human contact and a sense of community are important to your mental health. Plan a walking route to a friend’s house, and then to th…
https://www.webmd.com/balance/ss/slideshow-health-benefits-n…
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