Spending Time Alone
“Without great solitude no serious work is possible”.
– Pablo Picasso
To spend time alone for more than a few hours is a precious opportunity giving you space to develop your ideas and trust your judgment, far away from the influence or opinions of others.
There are many physical and psychological benefits of seeking solitude:
- Self-reflection increases self-awareness, deepening emotional intelligence. 90% of top performers have high emotional intelligence
- Questions and observations that have been pushed down rise into your conscious mind as your hidden seams of inspiration let go of their secrets. With access to deeper intuition, you can build on the insights gleaned
- Getting away from daily responsibilities and mundane distractions allows you to engage in deep thought. Use the time spent alone to practise thinking new thoughts. Creativity is stimulated and opens the space to bring what you truly want to see into existence
Strengthen the connection with your unconscious as you revitalise your mind and body simultaneously.
When you spend time alone, you can:
- Focus more sharply
- Open your mind
- Achieve more in less time
- Become more receptive to more ideas with more time to consider them
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The average person has 60,000 thoughts per day – 95% of them are the same
“Who knew what a few days minus technology could do! I feel reconnected to earth, my humanity and life itself. The cottage has been a sanctuary. A wonderful place to unravel mentally, emotionally and physically. I now feel ready to plug back into the world – lighter, re-energised and open to new things.”
Yvonne Bignall – Founder of YB Ltd