Nº175 SOLITUDE RULES, ZOMBIE SCROLL DROOLS 🧟

Hello out there!

This week, Jess asked, in her Outsider newsletter, what the word solitude makes you think of. Of course, many tend to conjure up images of remote locations cut off from society in some way. To some this is appealing and to some, it is just not.

I agreed with the article’s overarching point that solitude is a vital element of anyone’s life. And, furthermore, a vital part of the creative process. There’s no doubt that the tendency (ability) to embrace solitude has waned in the Western World. Well, Outsider had some tips this week on how to redefine your aloneness:

1. 📶Unlearn Hyper-Connected Culture — It has been sold to us that being “alone” sucks and “the more connectivity, the better”. Not true. Aren’t we all bored of Zuckerberg spewing on about his “social mission — to make the world more open and connected”. Yawn, we know you made a distraction machine. Get familiar with the idea that more connectivity is not better than less. Adjust to the weight that reflection has over communication and prioritise it.

“all of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”

- Blaise Pascal, Philosopher

2. 📅Make A Plan — We need to structure our solitude since it won’t happen by mistake. Designate times of day and moments in the week to embark on solitudinous ventures.