📣 If you're experiencing issues with the audio for this episode, please re-download the episode again and delete the old download. We’re unsure why this is happening but believe it's only affecting Android devices. Thanks for your patience :) Most of us find it increasingly difficult to be ok in our own company, which isn’t helped our tendency to autopilot to scrolling Twitter or Instagram on our phones to fill the moments we find ourselves alone. Francesca Specter is a podcast host and author of Alonement: How To Be Alone And Absolutely Own It, who is building a community that celebrates the transformative power of spending time alone. In the conversation we talk about why as humans we naturally place greater importance on social skills over solitude skills, why alonement is needed in our daily lives, how to turn loneliness into positive solitude, and much more. Enjoy :)🔔 Sign up to my FREE Creatorpreneur Crash Course: https://aliabdaal.com/creatorpreneur-crash-course/?utm_source=deep_dive&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=francesca_specter_mid_roll📚Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity!Amazon Website (00:00) Intro (01:27) Your personal development journey with alone time(11:42) Blogging vs journaling about your thoughts(18:57) Why we struggle to be alone with ourselves(22:47) Our tendency to be needy (28:00) The concept of Alonement and intentionality(33:50) Social skills vs solo skills (37:59) Emotional regulation (40:04) What should someone do during Alonement? (50:54) What's it like to live alone?(53:42) Acknowledging the self vs surrendering to the collective(58:25) Together alone time in relationships(01:07:30) Fun and work aren’t dichotomous(01:16:36) The problem with ‘should’ (01:23:13) Dealing with career anxiety🔗 CONNECT WITH FRANCESCA📕 Alonement: How To Be Alone And Absolutely Own It 🎙Alonement Podcast 💌 Subscribe to Francesca's newsletter, The Shoulds 🐦 Twitter📸 Instagram🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI🎥 YouTube Channel💻 Website📸  Instagram🐦  Twitter👥 LinkedinSponsored by Heights - go to https://www.yourheights.com and use the code Ali15 at checkout to get an extra 15% off your first quarterly subscription.Sponsored by Shortform - go to https://www.shortform.com/deepdive to get 20% off the annual premium subscription.Find the show notes and the transcript on the website: https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/Leave a reviewIf you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts - even one line helps! You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, thoughts from the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistorCheck out the episode on the Deep Dive YouTube Channel.See privacy policy at https://transistor.fm/privacy