A quotation from Eric Hoffer

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 262 (1955)

More about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/82543/

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5 reasons to become a hermit. Would you become one?

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What moved people in the past and present to become hermits? What does a life of seclusion offer? And is the hermit life possible today?

[Video Title: When Walking Away Is the ONLY Answer (A Hermit’s Philosophy)]
The full video is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRuAvAVOi_E

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Here are 5 benefits of solitude. Which one resonates with you the most?

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"#Beingalone for its benefits, however, can contain a trap: “#solitude inertia,” in which your good solitude inadvertently turns into bad #isolation. In 2020, researchers studying people with #depression found that those who sought solitude for its useful effects can “get stuck,” leading to isolation that exacerbates depressive symptoms. This suggests the importance for most of us of finding the sweet spot between being #alone and being with others."

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/07/hermit-solitude-benefits-happiness/678955/?gift=36MUroklPHjSVbIeXUwSvYQE5_tq_yN9BaHXwk0hEHk

Not being able to do something with yourself and being overwhelmed by the simplicity of life is now considered an illness. Only those who numb themselves through distraction are healthy? Dubious.

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“In this media-drenched, data-rich, channel-surfing, computer-gaming age, we have lost the art of doing nothing, of shutting out the background noise and distractions, of slowing down and simply being alone with our thoughts.”

~ Carl Honoré

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