1281: According to Science, Alone Time Is Really Good for You by Andre Solo of Introvert Dear
Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and Parenting
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According to science, alone time is really good for you. Research suggests that simply being around another person sucks up a certain amount of the brain's attention and makes some tasks harder. You form more accurate memories when you're alone, and those memories last longer. And if you have regular alone time, you develop more ampathy, especially for people outside your social group. This is probably because you spend more time on inner reflection. So solitude makes you more connected to others. Alone time is a key ingredient for meda cognition, one of the most powerful abilities the human brain has. It actually makes you better at certain things - just as true for extraverts as it is for us intraverts
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