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Why adults need alone time to recharge?

You really shouldn’t try to change your need for alone time. When it gets in the way of your success in life and your job, you don’t need to change your need for isolation, you just can’t use it as an excuse. This is to say you don’t need to be comforted by the awareness of your personality, but when you could benefit from learning additional skills that involve others you should practice them.

Being an introvert myself, I challenged myself to develop interpersonal skills like socializing and public speaking. Because I treated it like a skill and not a personal problem to overcome, I became very natural with it to the point where I am generally perceived as an extrovert. Isolate me to a single apartment in a foreign country and I’m still happy as a clam.

I can still relate to other introverts who behave awkwardly in social situations, don’t know how to end a conversation or are impossibly anxious when attention is directed toward them. I used to be like that, and I knew some extroverts perceived my behaviour as weakness.

But I still don’t need time with people. That part has allowed me to follow many hobbies like cooking and watching movies: Things I can do all by myself with music to shut out the rest of humanity.

It’s perfectly normal. Everyone needs one or the other way to rejuvenate. Even extroverts need alone time to recharge back.

The ‘needs’ of internal body system should not be ignored whether it’s alone time or simple sleep. If you try to change it, there will be negative impact on both body and state of the mind.

Creativity tends to flourish in solitude.  Studies are now showing that people are more likely to come up with their best ideas on their own, rather than during group brainstorming sessions. Human beings in general, and creativity, are sensitive to criticism from others, which is one reason why so many of us can think more freely and express ourselves more clearly when we are alone.

Furthermore, time alone allows us to appreciate our time with others more, rather than taking it for granted or feeling overwhelmed by it. Alone time can also help us understand others better. Introverts tend to have high levels of both empathy and self-awareness, two qualities that contribute to healthy relationships with others.

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