It&#x27;s very beneficial in society to have lots of friends and know lots of people. Unfortunately the default mode of making friends is very extroverted and thus the usual advice is as well. Just chat up someone...that is not something that a decent chunk of the population is comfortable with.<p>I haven&#x27;t read the science but I&#x27;m a bit skeptical about the claims. As an introvert I&#x27;m often uncomfortable in mid-size+ social gatherings and need to recharge afterwards (with a good book for example). The article claims health benefits form having friends and seems to imply that making more friends is the way to go. I very much prefer deepening existing friendships. Being around very good friends is sometimes exhausting as well. I&#x27;d be very interested if the claimed health benefits have been tested on groups that were split into intorverted&#x2F;extroverted. I often feel like these &quot;self help by making more friends&quot; articles are very biased towards the extroverted mode of living.