58%
had never heard the term “social health.” Have you?
Human connection
is healthcare
People with strong social connections have 50% better odds of survival.3
Social health is one of the biggest predictors of longevity.
So for six weeks, we’re following four people as they prescribe themselves more human connection. Follow the experiment: watch their journeys unfold every week, then get The Human Connection Report, built on our learnings.
Get the episodes + report let’s talk about social health
WHY social health matters
Here’s a first look at our social health survey results.
What is social health?
Social health is the part of your wellbeing shaped by your relationships and sense of connection. It includes having people you can turn to, feeling that you belong, and finding time for relationships that matter to you. The connections you need can change as your life changes.7
32%
know loneliness harms their physical health. 91% know it harms their mental health.
72%
Of people can’t remember their doctor ever asking about their social life.
Timeleft social health survey, 2026, nearly 900 respondents. Self-reported.6
Follow four strangers for six weeks
Different cities, different lives, all seeking to care for their social health. Twice a week they will show up to meet strangers and see what happens to their social lives and confidence.
A new episode every week
Errol, 50s
NEW YORK
He’s rebuilding his social life and putting himself back out there after losing a partner this year.
Nataly, 30s
TRAVELLING ASIA
She left her job and is looking for a big change, so she’s meeting new people as she travels Asia.
Chris, 30s
BERLIN
He has stayed in his comfort zone too long and is ready to push himself to have new social experiences.
Kerabania, 20s
PARIS
After feeling some social isolation, she wants to make new connections in her twenties.
The Human
Connection Report
At the end of this campaign, we’ll summarize everything we learn about human connection in a magazine. Insights, stories, and expert advice on social health turned into something you can use.
The Human
Connection Report
Five strangers. Six weeks.
The prescription nobody writes
900 people on their social lives
Inside issue 01
How’s your social life, really?
Nearly 900 people answered honestly. The full findings, including the ones that surprised us.
Five strangers, six weeks
Four participants in our weekly series and a fifth documenting her own journey. From the first awkward hello to what changed.
The prescription
What our pre-registered pilot found. The good, the bad and the unexpected.
The health nobody talks about
The science of why connection belongs next to sleep, movement and diet.
Letters from the table
Members on the night something shifted.
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New episodes, findings from our survey, and tips on how to improve your social health.
December
The Human Connection Report
A magazine with insights, stories and expert advice on social health, built from everything we learn. Delivered to your inbox in December.
Who’s behind this
Timeleft is a social discovery platform for adults who want to grow more, connect more and experience more. Pick dinner, drinks, coffee or a run. We match you with a group and book a venue worth going to.
All you have to do is show up.
200+
cities
20K+
venue partners
96%
of diners feel compatible with their group
How to improve your social health
- Make a little room for connection in your week. A walk, a coffee, or a regular call can give you time together.
- Reach out to someone you already know. Ask how they are doing, and give yourself time to listen.
- Try an activity you enjoy with other people. A class, a local group, or volunteering can make starting a conversation easier.
- Keep showing up when a connection feels worth continuing. Relationships can grow through repeated time together.8
Social health questions
What are examples of social health?
Having someone you can ask for support, feeling welcome in a group, keeping in touch with people you care about, and making time for conversation are examples of social health. The number of people you know is only one part of the picture. The quality of those connections matters too.
How is social health different from mental health?
Social health concerns your relationships and connection with others. Mental health concerns your emotional and psychological wellbeing. The two can affect each other, while describing different parts of health.
What will I receive when I sign up?
You’ll receive weekly campaign episodes, survey findings, and tips by email, followed by the Human Connection Report in December. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Is this medical treatment?
This campaign explores human connection and social health. Timeleft experiences are social activities. They do not replace medical care or mental health support.
Sources
- World Health Organization. Constitution of the World Health Organization, 1948.
- WHO Commission on Social Connection. From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies, June 2025.
- Holt-Lunstad J, Smith TB, Layton JB. Social relationships and mortality risk: a meta-analytic review. PLOS Medicine, 2010.
- AARP Public Policy Institute. Medicare spends more on socially isolated older adults, 2017.
- World Health Organization. Burn-out an “occupational phenomenon”: International Classification of Diseases, May 2019.
- Timeleft social health survey, 2026. Self-reported; not a clinical finding.
- Doyle and Link (2024), Social health
- NIH Social Wellness Toolkit