How Solitude Feeds the Brain
“I can’t seem to walk with the herd anymore. I guess I’ve been alone for so long, that I’m comfortable keeping to myself. I find so much fucking beauty and solice in solitude. Everything I find perfect is in oneness. A girl with flowers in her hair who can dance freely, alone. With herself and no one else. Reading a book in a quiet corner during a ... See more
instagram.comThis is an insight that has been repeated by artists, too. Pablo Picasso: “Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.” James Baldwin: “Perhaps the primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid: the state of being alone.” Bob Dylan: “To be creative you’ve got to be u... See more
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What solitude gives you is an opportunity to study what personal curiosity feels like in its undiluted form, free from the interference of other considerations. Being familiar with the character of this feeling makes it easier to recognize if you are reacting to the potential in the work you are doing in a genuinely personal way, or if you are givi
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