An outsider is a person who quite simply does not fit in with existence-as-we-know-it. Such a person is a fringe dweller, a dropout of humanity, a social oddball, and an alien endlessly coexisting in a society that doesn’t feel like home. On this website, we refer to the outsider as the “lone wolf” who walks […]
The Art of Solitude: 7 Lessons For Modern Times
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free. ~ A. Schopenhauer There are supposedly two main characteristics that have helped us stand out in our evolutionary […]
8 Revealing Reasons Why Living Alone Can Improve The Quality Of Your Life
For the first time in history, great numbers of people – at all ages in all places, of every political persuasion – have begun settling down as singletons. ~ Eric Klinenberg It was the Greek poet Theocritus who declared that “man will ever stand in need of man”, and the great Roman emperor and Stoic […]
35 Enlightening Books For Introverts On Silence, Solitude And Simplicity
Books. They are loyal companions and the truest of friends. They’re the only objects you can buy that make you richer, and your investment of time in them is often returned to you tenfold. I love books, not just because of the kaleidoscope of colorful perspectives they provide, but also because they open up many […]
Suicide, Creativity, Depression and the Solace of Solitude
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. – Ernest Hemingway (The Garden of Eden) I’ve been reading Infinite Jest for the last few days, and was saddened to find out that the brilliant author of the book (David Foster Wallace) committed suicide. I’m not surprised though. For a long time I’ve thought […]
10 Captivating Documentaries About Silence, Solitude, and Strange People
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. – Mark Twain (The Inocents Abroad) I love to armchair travel. For those not entirely sure what this phrase means, it refers to the practice of sitting down, and letting your mind travel into wonderful and […]
