solitude

Thanks in no small part to the digitization of our social lives, depression is becoming a bigger and bigger issue in western societies. So how do we reverse it?

Boredom has benefits. New research finds that device-free solitude deactivates high arousal emotions while reducing stress and promoting relaxation.

Time on your own means time to tell the difference between right and wrong.    

We're more lonely than ever and this is horrible. Equally horrible? We can't bare to spend time alone.