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It is vital to maintain good social connections. Many activities like dancing, chess, playing cards, and Scrabble combine brain stimulus with socializing and are good ways to interact with others and make friends.

Studies have found that friends are even more valuable for good quality social connections than family members. This is especially good news for people who don’t have strong family relationships, or whose families live at a distance.

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