Growing up, I loved spending time alone. I was an only child, but I spent every day with my little cousins. When I went home, as much as I loved spending time with them, I was excited to go to my room ...

Seriously high-IQ people don't have a preference for solitude because they're lonely. Rather, they spend time alone to make themselves better people.

Alone, But Not Lonely: In a world dominated by social media, constant notifications, and digital comparison, the quiet act of spending time alone has become a rare form of rebellion, and a powerful ...

Thanks to the annual American Time Use Survey (ATUS), we know quite a lot about how adults in the U.S. spend their time. It is an excellent survey, based on a nationally representative sample.

Modern life is full of interruptions. Notifications, social media, meetings, phone calls, and conversations constantly compete for our attention. While collaboration and social interaction are ...

One of the purported benefits of being in a long-term relationship is the guarantee that those involved will not be forced to spend time alone. Proponents of marriage argue that living as a couple or ...