The science of how touch makes us happier

The science of how touch makes us happier

Eric Barker

You drastically underestimate the power of touch. Actually, I'm wrong…

The research says we're really big on touching — our phones, that is. People touch their phones 85 times a day.

But how many times a day do you touch someone else? Probably not nearly as often. That's kinda messed up, don't ya think?

You need to touch people more. It will improve your life. Sound like Hallmark-Card-bumper-sticker-hippie-nonsense? Wrong.

What happens when babies are deprived of touch? It can screw them up for life. As David Linden, professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University writes, "Touch is not optional for human development."

But you're not a baby, right? Doesn't matter. Linden says touch is still vital.

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http://theweek.com/articles/646192/science-how-touch-makes-happier

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