Ness Labs
From FOMO to JOMO: the joy of missing out
6 min · · JOMO—the joy of missing out—is a way to live an intentional life. It’s realising that FOMO is distracting you from your life’s purpose. · Shared by 758, including Tyler Tringas, Josep M. Ganyet, Tristán Elósegui, HeyDesigner, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, dunschtig, tcherno, Liv 😷, Patric Fornasier, Glyn Britton, Anne-Laure Le Cunff, André Borges, Mayhem, Just Mayhem., Beth Price Almeida, Thomas Power, Ines Bieler, Fabricio Teixeira, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, blinch, Vincenzo Tremonte
Lifehacker
Is Solitude a Key Element of Creativity?
8 min · · Charles Dickens didn’t just have a great mind, he had great calves as well. On any given day, Dickens averaged 12+ miles of walking through the lush Kent countryside or the bustling streets of Victorian London. · Shared by 47, including Marcos, Prof. Arun Kumar वाघचौरे, Beth Price Almeida
Brain Pickings
The Best of Brain Pickings 2017
3 min · · The courage to be yourself, a Stoic’s antidote to anxiety, how friendship transforms us, in praise of solitude, and more. · Shared by 65, including Beth Price Almeida, Martina Grolimund, Dominik Grolimund, Bernie J Mitchell 🎙, Mark Kaigwa, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl
The New York Times
Opinion | The Land Where the Internet Ends
14+ min · · To find real solitude, you have to go out of range. But every year that’s harder to do, as America’s off-the-grid places disappear. · Shared by 77, including Scott McLeod, Beth Price Almeida, Marsha Collier, Howard Getson, Jonathan Kogan, Mathew Ingram
Brain Pickings
May Sarton’s Stunning 1938 Ode to Solitude
3 min · · “There is no place more intimate than the spirit alone.” · Shared by 44, including Liv 😷, Anita Leirfall, Beth Price Almeida, Jane, Mattia Fregola 🤔
Harvard Business Review
In a Distracted World, Solitude Is a Competitive Advantage
5 min · · Shut off the relentless stream of time-wasters. · Shared by 65, including Henneke Duistermaat, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Alex Blanes, Beth Price Almeida, Sérgio Vieira, JP Nicols 🇺🇸🇺🇦, Uri Riera, Mark Kaigwa
99u.com
How to Work Alone
7 min · · 4 skills needed when you work in solitude. · Shared by 36, including Jessel Sookha, Auf der Isar gibt es keine Matrosen, nur Flößer., Beth Price Almeida, ilaria defilippo, Honza Pav, Kontour Design Studio
The Walrus
The Benefits of Solitude
13+ min · · Our society rewards social behaviour while ignoring the positive effects of time spent alone · Shared by 70, including Beth Price Almeida, Tom Connor, Katja Evertz, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Jane, hiten.eth
Brain Pickings
Hermann Hesse on Solitude, the Value of Hardship, the Courage to Be Yourself, and How to Find Your Destiny
5 min · · “Solitude is not chosen, any more than destiny is chosen. Solitude comes to us if we have within us the magic stone that attracts destiny.” · Shared by 76, including Beth Price Almeida
The New Yorker
Double Solitude
6 min · · Now and then, especially at night, solitude loses its soft power and loneliness takes over. I am grateful when solitude returns. · Shared by 65, including Beth Price Almeida, Thomas Power, Andreas Spiegler, slumos, Ines Bieler, omusgul, Tara Imani, AIA, Craig Mod
The American Scholar
Solitude and Leadership
20+ min · · If you want others to follow, learn to be alone with your thoughts · Shared by 523, including David Perell, Tony Haile, Tauno, Sam Spurrell, Loralee Hutton, Jakub Ferenc, Niklaus Gerber, David Cancel, sircharlsxavier, Dr. Nettra Pan 👁, Nir Eyal, Jeremy Caplan, Tom Connor, LucJodet.eth 🇫🇷 in Paris 🦇🔊, Henneke Duistermaat, Packy McCormick, Tillmann Allmer, Chris Messina, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Beth Price Almeida
Quartz
Why millennials never want to leave their apartment anymore
6 min · · On the public performance of solitude. · Shared by 140, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Bethany Brookshire, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Beth Price Almeida, Marsha Collier, Ajit Pai, Ernie Smith is also @ernie@writing.exchange
The Economist
Solitude has always been both a blessing and a curse
7 min · · Two timely books spell out its dangers and perennial allure · Shared by 12, including Beth Price Almeida
Psychology Today
How a Long-Distance Hiker Learned to Love Solitude and Boredom
7 min · · Jennifer Pharr Davis explains how to grapple with social isolation. · Shared by 22, including Beth Price Almeida
TIME
30 Books and Series to Read While Social Distancing
15+ min · · Pandemic dramas, reflective stories of solitude and pure escapism · Shared by 24, including Beth Price Almeida
Aeon+Psyche
Time alone (chosen or not) can be a chance to hit the reset button
20+ min · · Spending time alone is an opportunity for self-reflection: in a world of distractions, be open to the benefits of solitude · Shared by 156, including Chris Kresser, John Hagel, Lee Keyes, Jason Silva, Beth Price Almeida, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Michael Gisiger, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Marylin Delgado (@marylindelgado@zirk.us)