Schedule Yourself Some Alone Time
Photo: Eugenio Marongiu (Shutterstock) There’s a name for the feeling of sadness we get if we spend too much time alone: We are lonely. But what about the negative feelings that can come from not spending enough time alone? Advertisement A team of psychologists, led by Robert Coplan at Carleton University, has proposed a name for that, too: alonely. As in, the opposite of lonely. We need to balance our alone time with our social time, and the right balance is probably different for everybody. This may be a more helpful framework for understanding our needs than trying to shove ourselves in...
Source: lifehacker.com