American workers are getting lonelier. Having a 'third place' may help.

American workers are getting lonelier. Having a 'third place' may help.

fizkes // Shutterstock American workers are getting lonelier. Having a ‘third place’ may help. Jessica Maier, an art history professor at Mount Holyoke College and mother of three, realized about three years ago that something was missing—even though her days were always busy and close to bursting with tasks and responsibilities. “I felt like all I was doing was being stressed all the time, thinking about other people, like my kids, or working,”…