Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives Audiobook (Free)

A colleague’s husband’s sister can make a person body fat, even if they don’t understand her. A happy neighbor has even more impact on happiness than a happy spouse. These startling revelations of just how much people truly influence each other are uncovered in the studies of Drs. Christakis and Fowler, that have repeatedly made front-page information nationwide. Their work demonstrates six degrees of separation is a notion of the past. Now, there is what Christakis and Fowler call the “Three Degrees Rule”-individuals are profoundly inspired by people up to three levels away from them.

In Connected, the authors explain why emotions are contagious, how health behaviors spread, why the rich get richer, sometimes how people find and choose their partners. Intriguing and amusing, Connected overturns the notion of the individual and provides a groundbreaking paradigm-that social networks influence ideas, emotions, health, human relationships, behavior, politics, plus much more. Connected will change just how listeners consider every aspect of their lives.