With all demands on our time, coupled with the burdens we place on ourselves, the importance of “alone time” to contemplate is scarce… We are in desperate need of solitude to ‘think.’ Research shows that carving out time uninterrupted by others or technology, such as a smartphone,  allows us the ability to problem-solve more effectively.  Finding solitude can be found in many different places. As Cal Newport describes in his book Digital Minimalism, Solitude is a subjective state, and what you’re brain is free from input from other minds.

I find it in three ways: running, at the local coffee shop, and our local library. Each provides the space I need to sort things out.  Although different in the form — they all work for me.

Try This: find the place where you find solitude and carve out 15 minutes. Just think about something you were trying to solve. After the 15 minutes is over, jot down a few notes that help you capture potential solutions to the problem at hand. Do you see things more clearly, or are you less stressed out about what needs to take place? Either way, you have benefited from some alone time.

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