The world rewards people who want to be around others. If you'd rather not be, and you're thriving anyway, that's a strength.

Bill Gates is known for his solitary “think weeks.” The painter Georgia O’Keeffe often spent days alone walking and working at her ranch in New Mexico. And the poet Emily Dickinson wrote often about ...

The Result of Pursuing Someone Truly Strong in Solitude"Who is someone who is truly strong in solitude?"The man began to ...

Hiking by yourself deep in a forest and similar episodes of intense solitude are not as likely to restore energy and enhance social connectedness as less complete forms of solitude, such as reading in ...

Margarita Azmitia, above, collaborated with Virginia Thomas, below, on a study that quantifies the benefits of solitude for teens and young adults. Thomas spearheaded the investigation as a graduate ...

Spending time alone can induce fear in a lot of people, which is understandable. At the same time, the difference between moments of solitude and loneliness is often misunderstood. As a psychologist, ...

Natalie Nixon, PhD, is a creativity strategist, global keynote speaker, author of The Creativity Leap and CEO of Figure 8 Thinking. When was the last time you spent time with yourself? In complete ...