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the rare luxury of being alone without being lonely, by choice.
means The state of being alone, especially when sought out and savored rather than imposed.
from From Latin solitudo, 'loneliness, a being alone,' built on solus, 'alone' — the same root that gives us solo, sole, and the desolate. It drifted into English through Old French in the late Middle Ages, carrying that bare Latin aloneness; only later did writers and poets gild it into something a person might actually want.
brain defaultAlone time activates the brain's default mode network.
creative fuelMany breakthroughs came during deliberate isolation and walking.
not lonelinessSolitude is chosen; loneliness is imposed.
monk approvedHermits sought caves for clarity, not punishment.
rare resourceConstant connectivity has made true solitude scarce.