In a frantic world, spending time alone can help you think more creatively, find calm, and discover more about yourself. Here ...
"Being alone means you have a personality problem."To a solitude-loving introvert like me who heard such talk,let me speak a ...
Bill Gates is known for his solitary “think weeks.” The painter Georgia O’Keeffe often spent days alone walking and working at her ranch in New Mexico. And the poet Emily Dickinson wrote often about ...
Natalie Nixon, PhD, is a creativity strategist, global keynote speaker, author of The Creativity Leap and CEO of Figure 8 Thinking. When was the last time you spent time with yourself? In complete ...
Margarita Azmitia, above, collaborated with Virginia Thomas, below, on a study that quantifies the benefits of solitude for teens and young adults. Thomas spearheaded the investigation as a graduate ...
Hiking by yourself deep in a forest and similar episodes of intense solitude are not as likely to restore energy and enhance social connectedness as less complete forms of solitude, such as reading in ...
Spending time alone can induce fear in a lot of people, which is understandable. At the same time, the difference between moments of solitude and loneliness is often misunderstood. As a psychologist, ...
Hiking by yourself deep in a forest and similar episodes of intense solitude are not as likely to restore energy and enhance social connectedness as less complete forms of solitude, such as reading in ...