Sharing with a friend just once during the day to catch up, joke around or tell them you’re thinking of them can increase your happiness and lower your stress level by day’s end.

A study of communication types that make people feel more bonded included the following seven:

• Meaningful talk
• Joking around
• Showing care
• Listening
• Valuing others and their opinions
• Offering sincere compliments
• Catching up

The results showed it didn’t matter which of these quality interactions someone had it was the very act of intentionally reaching out to a friend in one of these ways was what mattered most.

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