https://joininapp.site/blog Stories, guides, and research on making friends as an adult, beating loneliness, and finding real connection through activities. en-us Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://joininapp.site/blog/coworking-spaces-third-space-joinin https://joininapp.site/blog/coworking-spaces-third-space-joinin Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Community A desk and fast Wi-Fi get people in the door. Regulars who know each other are what keep them coming back. Here is how coworking spaces can use JoinIN to make that happen. https://joininapp.site/blog/chris-murphy-loneliness-legislation https://joininapp.site/blog/chris-murphy-loneliness-legislation Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Policy A U.S. senator is treating loneliness like the public health issue it is. From a national strategy office to $62.5 million a year in local grants, here is what is actually on the table. https://joininapp.site/blog/apa-stress-in-america-2025-crisis-of-connection https://joininapp.site/blog/apa-stress-in-america-2025-crisis-of-connection Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Research The American Psychological Association's 2025 Stress in America report has a title that says it all: A Crisis of Connection. Here are the numbers behind it. https://joininapp.site/blog/why-we-need-more-third-spaces https://joininapp.site/blog/why-we-need-more-third-spaces Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Connection Home is the first place. Work is the second. Third places are where community actually happens, and they are quietly disappearing. Here is why that matters and what we can do about it. https://joininapp.site/blog/diverse-does-not-always-mean-inclusive https://joininapp.site/blog/diverse-does-not-always-mean-inclusive Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Connection You can be included and still feel alone. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging are not the same thing, and the difference shapes whether people ever come back. https://joininapp.site/blog/joinin-presents-1-million-cups-plano https://joininapp.site/blog/joinin-presents-1-million-cups-plano Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Community Conversation, community, and coffee. Come hear how JoinIN turns activities into real-life connection, Wednesday August 26 at 10 a.m. in Plano. https://joininapp.site/blog/finding-events-is-easy-finding-people-is-hard https://joininapp.site/blog/finding-events-is-easy-finding-people-is-hard Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Connection You can already find what is happening. The real problem is finding someone nearby who wants to do it with you. JoinIN starts with people, not events. https://joininapp.site/blog/loneliness-third-space-problem https://joininapp.site/blog/loneliness-third-space-problem Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Community We keep telling people to get out and meet others. But what if the real issue is that our neighborhoods were never designed to make gathering easy? https://joininapp.site/blog/retail-store-third-place-community https://joininapp.site/blog/retail-store-third-place-community Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Community If customers can buy almost anything without leaving home, why should they come into a store? Maybe because it gives them somewhere to belong. https://joininapp.site/blog/japan-kodokushi-lonely-death-connection https://joininapp.site/blog/japan-kodokushi-lonely-death-connection Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Research In Japan, thousands die alone each year and go undiscovered for days or weeks. Kodokushi is not only a Japanese story. It is what happens anywhere daily contact quietly disappears. https://joininapp.site/blog/connection-is-now-a-job-global-loneliness-ambassadors https://joininapp.site/blog/connection-is-now-a-job-global-loneliness-ambassadors Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Research Loneliness is no longer a private emotion. Global data shows over 1 in 5 adults feel lonely a lot of the previous day, and governments are now treating connection as public health work. https://joininapp.site/blog/community-is-everything-how-real-connection-happens-between-events https://joininapp.site/blog/community-is-everything-how-real-connection-happens-between-events Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Community The best communities aren't built at one event. They're built in the conversations, repeats, and friendships that happen after. That's why JoinIN partners with run clubs, hiking groups, book clubs, and anyone creating real human connection. https://joininapp.site/blog/who-social-isolation-global-health-crisis https://joininapp.site/blog/who-social-isolation-global-health-crisis Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Research The WHO calls loneliness a pressing global health threat tied to heart disease, dementia, depression, and premature death. JoinIN is built to address it where it actually lives: in everyday life. https://joininapp.site/blog/remote-work-loneliness-employer-engagement https://joininapp.site/blog/remote-work-loneliness-employer-engagement Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Remote Work Engagement budgets keep growing. Loneliness keeps growing too. The missing layer isn't virtual, it's the coworking social layer that happens in real life. https://joininapp.site/blog/how-to-make-friends-after-moving-to-a-new-city https://joininapp.site/blog/how-to-make-friends-after-moving-to-a-new-city Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Connection Moving is one of life's loneliest transitions. Here's how to rebuild a social circle in a new city in 30 days, without faking extroversion. https://joininapp.site/blog/why-activity-based-friendships-last-longer https://joininapp.site/blog/why-activity-based-friendships-last-longer Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Connection Profile-first apps treat friendship like dating. Activity-first apps treat it like real life. Here's why that matters. https://joininapp.site/blog/best-activities-to-meet-people-as-an-adult https://joininapp.site/blog/best-activities-to-meet-people-as-an-adult Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Activities Some activities are great for meeting people. Others are a waste of a Saturday. Here's what actually works.