Loneliness - The Hidden Epidemic Destroying Remote Workers | Thomas Power on Loneliness, Community, and the Work From Home Crisis

The work-from-home revolution promised freedom but delivered an epidemic of isolation. In this ActionCOACH podcast episode, host James Vincent sits down with Thomas Power, who confronts the uncomfortable truth about loneliness in 2026 and reveals why your digital connections might be making you lonelier than ever.

Drawing on Blue Zones research, Jay Shetty's strategies, and decades of experience fostering genuine connection, Thomas exposes the paradox of modern work culture: we're more connected than ever, yet more isolated than any generation before us.

What You'll Learn:

The True Cost of Remote Work: Why the work-from-home generation faces unprecedented loneliness despite having more digital tools than ever, and why Zoom calls can't replace in-person interaction.

The Blue Zones Secret: How the world's longest-living communities maintain deep social bonds and the specific practices that create genuine belonging and extend lifespan.

Why Technology Increases Isolation: The paradox of digital connectivity and how social media deepens isolation whilst creating the illusion of connection.

The CSC vs ORS Framework: Two contrasting approaches to community building-Closed, Selective, and Controlling versus Open, Random, and Supportive-and which creates lasting communities.

Jay Shetty's Blueprint: How Jay Shetty transformed from monk to influential community builder and the content creation principles that turn audiences into communities.

The University of YouTube: Why YouTube has become the world's most powerful educational platform for building communities that rival traditional institutions.

Three-Step Community Creation: The exact framework for building authentic communities through aggregation, making wisdom viral, and fostering genuine belonging.

Leadership's Role: Why leaders must address the loneliness epidemic and practical strategies for creating workplace cultures that prioritise human connection.

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