Book · 2009 · Social Science
Connected
The Amazing Power of Social Networks and how They Shape Our Lives
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There's amazing studies by Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler. Their book Connected is a real a real recommendation, where they essentially show that the way you drive home from the office, the mood that you're in... will impact your wife, your children.
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Dr. James Fowler, in his landmark research published in the New England Journal of Medicine and expanded in his book Connected, demonstrated that behaviors, emotions, and even health outcomes spread through social networks like contagions.
Jay Shetty On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Apr 2026 So i went back to 2008 or 2009 and read connected and was pretty excited about that too.
He's the co-author of a book called connected the surprising power of our social networks and how they shape our lives.
Stephen Dubner No Stupid Questions · Dec 2020 Where and when it comes up
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Connected by Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler is an exploration of how social networks and interpersonal connections profoundly shape human behavior, emotions, and daily life. The book examines the surprising power of social circles and how phenomena like happiness, health outcomes, and habits spread like contagions through communities. On On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Jan-Emmanuel De Neve recommended the book to illustrate the ripple effect of workplace moods, noting how an individual's state of mind when driving home can impact their family. In the same podcast series, Jay Shetty mentioned James Fowler's research to explain how emotions travel through social networks. Stephen Dubner brought up the co-authors on No Stupid Questions to discuss the influence of friends on future behavior and life paths. Additionally, Jordan Harbinger discussed the publication on The Jordan Harbinger Show with Nicholas Christakis, noting that he had revisited the 2008 work to explore its insights on public health and behavior modification.
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Jan-Emmanuel De Neve There's amazing studies by Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler. Their book Connected is a real a real reco… 1
“There's amazing studies by Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler. Their book Connected is a real a real recommendation, where they essentially show that the way you drive home from the office, the mood that you're in... will impact your wife, your children”
Jordan Harbinger so i went back to 2008 or 2009 and read connected and was pretty excited about that too 2
“so i went back to 2008 or 2009 and read connected and was pretty excited about that too”
“i sort of pulled this one from the new book and the old book or one of the older books connected”
Jay Shetty Dr. James Fowler, in his landmark research published in the New England Journal of Medicine and expanded in… 1
“Dr. James Fowler, in his landmark research published in the New England Journal of Medicine and expanded in his book Connected, demonstrated that behaviors, emotions, and even health outcomes spread through social networks like contagions.”
Stephen Dubner he's the co-author of a book called connected the surprising power of our social networks and how they shap… 1
“he's the co-author of a book called connected the surprising power of our social networks and how they shape our lives”
