Why We’re Featuring Connected: The Hidden Science of Everything This January

January has a way of making everything feel personal.

New habits. New goals. New routines. New versions of ourselves we’re supposed to “build” through discipline, willpower, and solo determination. The cultural message is clear: if you want change, try harder. Be more consistent. Get your act together.

The documentary series Connected: The Hidden Science of Everything quietly dismantles that entire narrative — and that’s exactly why it’s perfect for the start of the year.

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Across its episodes, Connected makes one thing impossible to ignore: nothing meaningful happens in isolation. Not habits. Not health. Not happiness. Not even the choices we like to believe are purely our own.

Hosted by science journalist Latif Nasser, the series explores how human behavior, biology, culture, and systems are deeply interdependent. From how our bodies respond to stress, to how ideas spread, to how environments shape decision-making, the show repeatedly lands on the same insight: personal change is never just personal. It’s social by default.

That framing matters — especially in January.

When we treat habit formation as a solo project, we miss the bigger picture. We blame ourselves when routines don’t stick. We internalize failure instead of questioning the systems, relationships, and environments we’re moving through every day. Connected reminds us that consistency isn’t just about self-discipline — it’s about context.

Who are you surrounded by?
What behaviors are normalized around you?
What systems are supporting you — or quietly working against you?

This perspective aligns deeply with how +wellvyl approaches social wellness. We’ve never believed that people struggle because they lack motivation. We believe they struggle because they’re disconnected — from supportive relationships, from shared accountability, from environments that make healthy choices easier.

Connected gives language and evidence to that intuition. It re-frames New Year intentions away from “fixing yourself” and toward building better social ecosystems. Shared routines. Collective norms. Communities that make growth feel possible instead of exhausting.

If you’re entering this year wanting change but feeling tired of doing it alone, this series is a powerful reset. Not because it offers hacks or step-by-step plans — but because it reminds you that progress doesn’t happen in a vacuum.

Change sticks when it’s shared.
Habits form faster when they’re social.
And growth becomes sustainable when it’s supported.

That’s not just science.
That’s social wellness.

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