In a world that is now more connected than ever before– with the internet and globalization and easy travel etc– the line between loneliness and aloneness is becoming more and more blurred. It is now natural and normal and expected, even, that we are connected at all times, if not in person then at least through social media and the internet, through a constant and oftentimes subconscious attachment to our devices. Most of us reach over to grab our phones and automatically tap social media apps which lead us into an out-of-actual-touch vortex of endless scrolling, the second we get a second. We’ve been conditioned into thinking we need to know what other people are up to, or what information is being made available.
The concept of being alone now makes us so uncomfortable–anxious even– that we feel an irking sense of loneliness and agitation unless we’re either physically or virtually surrounded by other human beings.
In today's episode we delve into the importance of spending time by ourselves, despite the initial discomfort. We identify the fact that this initial discomfort does not always mean that we are lonely; just that we haven't been trained to enjoy our own company.
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