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Title: People who like to be alone
Post by: EL34 on August 30, 2023, 09:26:13 am

This pretty much pegs my way of doing things

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Title: Re: People who like to be alone
Post by: bmccowan on September 10, 2023, 04:44:37 pm

Yup - I'm pretty much there too, although I am nowhere near as creative as Doug.
I'm guessin that a lot of folks here share many of these traits. Knitters have Stitch & Bitch clubs - I know of no soldering clubs :laugh:
I think of the other things I like to do, or did when I was younger.
I did not cotton to team sports - took up and still love skiing, biking, and fishing. My dog is my fishing companion.
I ride a motorcycle with a solo seat. I drive a 2 seat sportscar and when I ask my wife if she wants to ride along, I am usually happier when she says no. (she does not visit this forum)
I used to hike/mountain climb a lot with friends. But I would always lag behind alone. When we reached the summit, they would brag about how they beat the guidebook time, and I would ask if they saw the owl or the Pileated Woodpecker. They never did.
Oh yeah - and when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.
 

Title: Re: People who like to be alone
Post by: Voxbox on September 11, 2023, 04:06:36 pm

Hey Doug,
Kudos for coming out with this. Totally agree!!
I came across this book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Power-Introverts-World-Talking/dp/0307352153/ref=sr_1_10?crid=1K9GAR2PSTLCI&keywords=quiet+the+power+of+introverts+in+a+world+that+can%27t+stop+talking+book&qid=1694465590&sprefix=Quiet%3A+The+Power+of+Introverts+in+a+World+That+Can%27t+Stop+Talking%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-10) last year which nailed it for me. It was like reading about myself.
Definitely worth a read.


She also does a TED talk. (https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts)


Introverts rock!! :icon_biggrin:


Cheers, VB

Title: Re: People who like to be alone
Post by: EL34 on September 12, 2023, 06:06:46 am

I enjoy people company in limited doses.  :icon_biggrin:
I enjoy the company of dogs way more.

Title: Re: People who like to be alone
Post by: bmccowan on September 12, 2023, 10:34:25 am

Yup!

Title: Re: People who like to be alone
Post by: Tirol29 on September 14, 2023, 04:15:02 pm

solitude allows you to free yourself from these pseudo truths

Title: Re: People who like to be alone
Post by: scstill on September 14, 2023, 05:11:16 pm

Me too...
I have always hoped that heaven is not as crowded as I think it might be :-)

Interesting to see #3 Empathy here, the less you spend with people seemingly the lower the empathy score as it seems you need people to be and show empathy. Tough to do alone...

#8 Intuition had a typo (around the 3:48 time). Part of the focus us alone people have :-)