What do you work for?No. 164

Connection Is Health — The Science of Companions Who Rejoice Together

This half of Season 1.5 closes by grounding our philosophy — "cherish the companions who rejoice together" — in the science of health.

A famous research synthesis integrating data on hundreds of thousands of people compared predictors of long-term health and longevity and reported that the richness of social connection was among the strongest, with loneliness argued to rival widely known lifestyle risks.

The director of a celebrated decades-long study of adult life concluded that what most determines happiness and health is neither wealth nor fame, but good relationships. Connection is not a mood; it is a foundation of health.

Seen so, our businesses align into one line: cosmetics, wellness, a youth soccer tournament, someday a town — all work that multiplies places where people connect and rejoice together. Do you have companions who rejoice with you? There is no better medicine.

What do you work for?

— Tomoki Nagano, Chairman & CEO, INSTINCT BIO TECHNICAL COMPANY (NASDAQ: BIOT)

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