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Speaking of Psychology

The benefits of solitude, with Thuy-vy Nguyen, PhD, and Netta Weinstein, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3781 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The average American adult spends up to one-third of their waking hours alone. Psychologists are exploring how those hours spent on our own affect us – including the potential benefits, as well as the challenges, of solitude. Thuy-vy Nguyen, PhD, and Netta Weinstein, PhD, discuss the difference between solitude and loneliness, how solitude affects our emotions and stress levels, why some people crave solitude more than others, and why the stigma against solitude can make us uncomfortable with being alone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Is crypto perfect?

0:01.9

Nope.

0:02.7

But neither was email when it was invented in 1972.

0:06.0

And yet today, we send 347 billion emails every single day.

0:12.1

Crypto is no different.

0:13.5

It's new.

0:14.2

But like email, it's also revolutionary.

0:17.6

With Crackin, it's easy to start your crypto journey with 24-7 support when you need it.

0:22.6

Go to crackin.com and see what crypto can be. Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the

0:26.7

money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something

0:29.4

goes wrong. For some people, the word solitude conjures up images of monks, hermits, wilderness

0:36.9

retreats and other extreme examples of spending time alone.

0:41.3

But in reality, solitude is a common, maybe even an everyday experience.

0:46.3

Some research has found that the average American adult spends up to one-third of their waking hours alone.

0:52.3

In recent years, psychologists have been exploring how these hours spent on our own affect us,

0:59.0

including the potential benefits as well as the challenges of solitude.

1:03.0

And they're finding that being alone can offer us a needed opportunity for rest and reflection.

1:09.0

So what is the difference between loneliness and being alone?

1:13.6

Do you have to be physically alone to experience solitude or can you be alone in a crowd?

1:18.6

How does alone time affect our emotions and stress levels?

1:21.6

Why do some people seem to crave solitude more than others do?

1:25.6

And how can we balance the need for solitude

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