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Title: 7 Incredible Things That Happen Once You Learn To Enjoy Being Alone
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URL Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/travis ... njoy-being-alone/#28bd2cdc7d8e
Published: Apr 26, 2018
Author: Travis Bradberry
Post Date: 2018-04-26 08:49:21 by Ada
Keywords: None
Views: 138
Comments: 5

We live in a world of constant contact—a place that’s losing sight of the importance of being alone. Offices are abandoning cubicles in favor of shared desks and wide-open common spaces, and rather than sitting at their desks working independently, school children are placed in groups. It seems that a never-ending “ping” has become our culture’s omnipresent background noise, instantly informing us of every text, tweet, and notification. Even something as mundane as cooking dinner has become worthy of social sharing.

One result of all this social connection is that many of us rarely have any time alone. While we’re told that this connectivity is a good thing and that being around other people is necessary for a fulfilled life, you can certainly have too much of a good thing.

“All men’s misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.” – Jean de la Bruyere

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A study of 600 computer programmers at 92 companies found that while productivity levels were relatively stable within each company, they varied greatly from one company to the next. The more productive companies had one thing in common: they ditched the ultra-hip open office in favor of private work spaces that granted freedom from interruptions. Of the top performers, 62% said they had adequate privacy at work, while only 19% of the worst performers shared that opinion. And, among the low performers, 76% said they were often unnecessarily interrupted.

Solitude isn’t just a professional plus; it’s also good for your mental and emotional well-being. To get the most out of life, you must learn to enjoy spending time alone. The benefits of solitude are too numerous to catalog, but here are some of the best.

1. You recuperate and recharge. All of us—even the hopeless extroverts among us—need time to recuperate and recharge. There’s nothing like spending time alone to make this happen. The peace, quiet, and mental solitude you experience when you’re by yourself are essential to recovering from the stresses of daily living.

2. You can do what you want. As fun as it is to spend time with other people, it inevitably leads to compromise. You’re constantly modifying your ideas to accommodate other people’s desires and opinions. Being alone frees you up to do exactly what you want when you want. You can throw on whatever you feel like wearing, eat what you feel like eating, and work on projects that are meaningful to you. Subscribe To The Forbes Careers Newsletter Sign up here to get top career advice delivered straight to your inbox every week.

3. You learn to trust yourself. Freedom is more than doing what you want; it’s the ability to trust your gut and to think clearly, without any pressure or outside influence. Being alone helps you form a clear understanding of who you are, what you know, and what’s right for you. It teaches you to trust yourself. When around others, even when you don’t realize it, you monitor people’s reactions in order to gauge the appropriateness of your own feelings and actions. When you’re alone, it’s all on you. You develop your own ideas and opinions, without having them watered down by what anyone else thinks. Once you learn to enjoy being alone, you’ll discover what you’re truly capable of, without the constraints of other people’s thinking.

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#1. To: Ada (#0)

I like, I like, and agree! Lonely as it can get, I just can't imagine tracing my freedom for love and companionship. But count the ramifications -- what married people are missing according to this. Sure, most would say they never miss being alone and miss their spouse terribly when apart, but I have this hunch that a lot of relationship troubles start with too much togetherness.

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I like, I like, and agree!

The prison system use solitary confinement as punishment. The prisoners themselves sometimes request it because they prefer it to the dangers of general population

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#3. To: Ada (#2)

I've always wondered if that was the case, and tho't to get meself in solitary fast if ever locked up.

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I've always wondered if that was the case, and tho't to get meself in solitary fast if ever locked up.

The prison administrators don't like honoring requests. But if you are ever arrested, refuse to take the TB test. Until you do, they will have to keep you out of general population. (The second reason for refusing the TB test is that if you take enough of them, you will register a false positive.)

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