News

Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the 'loneliness epidemic'
For some people, the shift toward aloneness represents a desire for what researchers call 'positive solitude,' a state that ...
The Independent5d
Why do people feel good when they’re alone? The benefits of positive solitude
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
YourTango28d
11 Reasons Brilliant People Prefer To Spend Lots Of Time Alone, According To Research
Many people believe spending a lot of time alone means being lonely, so they do everything they can to avoid it. They send texts and scroll social media to distract themselves, which holds them ...
The Conversation5d
Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the ‘loneliness epidemic’
I suspect it has to do with a collective anxiety about being alone. This anxiety stems in large part from our culture’s deficit view of solitude. In this type of thinking, the desire to be alone ...
Japan Today2d
Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the ‘loneliness epidemic’
But why does this side of the story often get lost amid the warnings about social isolation? I suspect it has to do with a collective anxiety about being alone. The stigma of solitude This anxiety ...
New Haven Register6d
Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the ‘loneliness epidemic’
My research has found that solitude’s positive effects on well-being are far less likely to materialize if the majority of our alone time is spent staring at our screens, especially when we’re ...