Over a week ago I ran across a provocatively titled piece in the Boston Globe, "The power of lonely: What we do better without other people around." A growing body of research suggests that even the most sociable and extroverted person needs to spend some time by him- or herself. Alone time fosters creativity, can aid memory, and for teenagers may be crucial to forging a self-identity.
The writer put the best spin on the studies he cited, but I'm not convinced all of them actually support his thesis. I don't need studies, though, to believe in the power of time spent by oneself -- or if not the power, at least, the need, for some of us.
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