“If our stereotypes about people who like being alone were true, then we would find that they are neurotic and closed-minded,” DePaulo writes. “In fact, just the opposite is true. People who ...

For some people, the shift toward aloneness represents a desire for what researchers call “positive solitude,” a state that is associated with well-being, not loneliness. As a psychologist, I’ve spent ...

I wonder if it really counts as being alone, since I am covered in millions of other living organisms.” — Travis Jeremiah Dahnke, “Write like no one is reading.” 43. “Those are the same ...

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 ...

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 ...