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It gave me a capacity for solitude and a sense of purpose.
Lacking the capacity for solitude, we turn to other people but don't experience them as they are.
And, in a way, we have we lost the capacity for solitude, the kind that refreshes and restores.
Turkle describes the power of human conversation to develop empathy, a capacity for solitude and self-reflection, and the ability to listen well.
"What are the prerequisites for joining this particular order, and do you have washing machines?" ("A capacity for solitude and community life"; yes).
There's been a lot of attention devoted to how technology is scattering our attention and corroding our relationships, but less to how it's impairing our capacity for solitude.
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I sense him in my capacity for companionable solitude - both writing and musing - and, naturally, I am aware of his presence, both within and beside me, as I set off on yet another long walk.
Existential psychologist Rolly May says, "In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude.
Instead, with disarming sincerity, it emphasizes his capacity for love, the gift for fellowship that, somewhat paradoxically, accompanied his fierce need for solitude.
Stand up for solitude.
I yearned for solitude.
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