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The truth about loneliness
You can be surrounded by people, at a party, or in the office, and still feel lonely to your core.
And you can be alone, millions of miles away from any human contact, and still feel joyfully connected to the world.
It’s less about our circumstances, more about how we react to them.
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Difference between solitude and loneliness
We use the two terms interchangeably because we’ve been conditioned to think of them as the same state.
Loneliness is being alone — and not liking it. It’s a feeling. Solitude is being alone — and content. It’s a choice. If you can mast...
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How to utilize solitude
The only way to overcome solitude is to face it. Ease yourself in, with 10 minutes, then 20, then 30, of solitude a day, or week, or month.
There’s great power in doing nothing at all. But when you find strength — rather than fear — in solitude, you will live a far richer life: with ...
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Connected but alone
From the telegram to the phone to the mobile to the internet, all major cultural inventions have served the same purpose: to bring us closer together.
Today, we’ve reached peak hyper-connectivity. We can cross oceans at the touch of the button, speak t...
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The joy of being alone
Real solitude is almost impossible to experience in the modern world. And for some, this makes it the ultimate privilege.
Some people know they can harness times of stillness to find answers to questions, solutions to problems.
Solitude deprives you. It stretches you...
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Fearing solitude
Our fear of solitude is really fear of boredom.
We want to be entertained, constantly. The alternative — introspection — intimidates us. And so, we drown out our discomfort with distractions. But that doesn’t mean the discomfort will go away.
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Connected yet lonely
We’re told happiness comes from within. And yet, we’re never taught how to be alone with ourselves.
We celebrate self-esteem. But we stigmatize spending time with ourselves.
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Loneliness
It doesn’t depend on external factors. It’s largely unrelated to what’s going on around us. It’s less about our circumstances and more about how we react to them.
Loneliness Is a State of Mind
Loneliness, according to many experts, is not necessarily about being alone. Instead, if you feel alone and isolated, then that is how loneliness plays into your state of mind.
For example, a college freshman might feel lonely despite being surrounded by roommates an...
Definiton of loneliness
While common definitions of loneliness describe it as a state of solitude or being alone, loneliness is actually a state of mind.
Loneliness causes people to feel empty, alone, and unwanted. People who are lonely often crave human contact, but their state of mind ...
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