10 Benefits of Long-Term Solitude

No people, no smartphone, no internet.

1. Engage in self-reflection without distraction.

2. Consider critical decisions without external influence.

3. Explore long, deep meditations.

4. Study the nuances of one beautiful thing for many hours at a time.

A thoughtfully-written manuscript, a creative piece of art, a staggering mountain.

5. Stimulate extensive self-dialogue on a topic using the Socratic Method.

6. Allow yourself to feel intense emotional pain without the possibility of deadening the feeling with distractions.

7. Engage in long, creative, multi-hour writing sessions.

8. Experience an unparalleled sense of peace from not having to answer to anyone else's demands.

9. Become absorbed in day-long book-reading sessions.

10. Reflect on why we are here.