Why are people so incredibly against being alone? We all seem to be afraid of it. We make friends who usually aren’t worth having. We date people we shouldn’t be dating. We spend our time and money running away from being on our lonesome.
Loneliness is not something to aim for, but being alone doesn’t necessarily mean being lonely. In fact, spending more time with ourselves, without being surrounded by people, and without virtually surrounding ourselves via all those social networking platforms, we can find solace in the company that matters most: the relationship we have with ourselves.
BENEFITS OF SPENDING TIME ALONE.
a. INTRODUCES YOU TO A SIMPLE LIFE
A simple life is a beautiful life. In this day and age, we often find ourselves overwhelmed with things we want to do, ought to do, need to do and are avoiding doing. We all have so much going on in our lives, but to what end? It’s as if we are all running some sort of race, a race with no real finish other than death. People are aiming for a happy life somewhere down the line when the point of life is being happy throughout the ride.
b. ALLOWS YOU TO KEEP YOUR MIND CLEAR.
I’m sure I’m not the only person who finds myself mentally overwhelmed. Our minds are capable of storing massive amounts of information. However, you can’t simply collect information. You need to organize it. Our minds have a filing system that, in part, works on its own, but it requires slowing down and removing yourself from the constant flow of new information. You can’t process and file simultaneously. We don’t come equipped with dual processors.
c. HELPS MAINTAIN A MORE ACCURATE PERCEPTION.
More stable would probably be a better way to put it. Our perceptions are flexible; they change as we accumulate new experiences. But when we are constantly interacting with others and constantly processing new information, it makes getting a grasp on reality rather tricky. It’s not so much that you don’t have a clear perception of your reality; it’s that you don’t take enough time to explore the reality you’ve created. Removing yourself from the world allows you to reacquaint yourself with the way you see the world.
d. YOU WILL LEARN THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF THAT YOU COULDN’T OTHERWISE.
By understanding the way you perceive the world, you gain insight into you as an individual. You will have more time to consciously roam around in your mind, to notice the way you think, notice the way your thoughts interact with the physical world, and notice how you judge both the outside world and yourself.
e. LEARNING NEW LANGUAGES.
Spending time alone in your room and watching movies is also fun. Watching movies in other languages helps you to learn a language faster. For examples, fans of Korean dramas are able to understand a drama without subtitle easily since they have watched enough to understand a common sentence like salanghae (사랑해) meaning how are you and also ‘Annyeonghaseyo (안녕하세요) meaning hello or hi in English language respectively. If you want to know how to communicate in Spanish or any other language, its best when you watch a movie or anything related to that particular language Learning other countries culture is also fun when you are alone.
f. GAINS SELF CONFIDENCE.
When you are alone, your self-confidence goes to a different level. When you are alone, you do things that you thought you couldn’t.
We think all the time, but it’s not often that we look at our thoughts from the outside looking in. We are more often than not caught up in thought, failing to differentiate our formulated thoughts from ourselves, the thinkers. Spend more time alone to develop the ability to differentiate yourself from all those thoughts flying about in your head. You two aren’t one in the same. So think twice and spend time alone and see how fun and exciting it is.
