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Intellectual Loneliness
How has writing online affected the relationships in your life?
I like this question because the answer is yes but probably not for the reason you’d think. There might be this idea that writing personally online could create more depth in your relationships, but I have actually found the opposite to the extent that when you share a lot online it so... See more
I like this question because the answer is yes but probably not for the reason you’d think. There might be this idea that writing personally online could create more depth in your relationships, but I have actually found the opposite to the extent that when you share a lot online it so... See more
Talking about friendship with Leandra Medine Cohen
some of my most excruciatingly lonely times have been in relationships where I feel unheard, uncherished, unappreciated. You can be lonely in a roomful of people.
Catherine Gray • The Unexpected Joy of Being Single
One in which giving up a promotion to have free time for the people you love is wasted potential. In which mentioning you’re lonely is still taboo—despite 61 percent of Americans admitting to it behind closed doors.
Marisa G. Franco, PhD • Platonic: How Understanding Your Attachment Style Can Help You Make and Keep Friends
The philosopher Hannah Arendt wrote presciently about the danger of a society of lonely individuals. She defined loneliness not as solitude—since solitude is where one can reflect on their connection to themselves and others and really prepare themselves for encountering others. She described loneliness as isolation and even alienation from others ... See more