Tag: Solitude

Solitude The Science and Power of Being Alone [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CZSD1BQW | 2024 | 10 hours and 43 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 596 MB
Author: Netta Weinstein, Heather Hansen, Thuy-vy T. Nguyen
Narrator: Leanne Woodward

The average adult spends nearly one-third of their waking life alone. How do we overcome the stigma of solitude and find strength in going it alone? Whether we love it or try to avoid it, we can make better use of that time. The science of solitude shows that alone time can be a powerful space used to tap into countless benefits. Translating key research findings into actionable facts and advice, this book shows that alone time can boost well-being. From relaxation and recharging to problem solving and emotional regulation, solitude can benefit personal growth, contentment, creativity, and our relationships with ourselves and others. By learning what makes us better at spending time alone, you can use these principles to move toward your best possible self.

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Solitude, Silence and Loneliness


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English | ISBN: 1350162132 | 2021 | 440 pages | EPUB | 1372 KB
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Solitude, Silence and Loneliness is the first major account integrating research on solitude, silence and loneliness from across academic disciplines and across the lifespan. The editors explore how being alone – in its different forms, positive and negative, as solitude, silence and loneliness – is learned and developed, and how it is experienced in childhood and youth, adulthood and old age. Philosophical, psychological, historical, cultural and religious issues are addressed by distinguished scholars from Europe, North and Latin America, and Asia.

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Solitude The Science and Power of Being Alone


Free Download Solitude: The Science and Power of Being Alone
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1009256602 | 293 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
The average adult spends nearly one-third of their waking life alone. How do we overcome the stigma of solitude and find strength in going it alone? Whether we love it or try to avoid it, we can make better use of that time. The science of solitude shows that alone time can be a powerful space used to tap into countless benefits. Translating key research findings into actionable facts and advice, this book shows that alone time can boost well-being. From relaxation and recharging to problem solving and emotion regulation, solitude can benefit personal growth, contentment, creativity, and our relationships with ourselves and others. Learning what makes us better at spending time alone can help us move toward our best possible selves.

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One Hundred Years of Solitude, Struggle, and Violence Along the USMexico Border An Oral History


Free Download John Thomas, "One Hundred Years of Solitude, Struggle, and Violence Along the US/Mexico Border: An Oral History"
English | ISBN: 1527503011 | 2017 | 306 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This book features oral histories, mainly of members of the ranching families who have lived in the Mexican State of Sonora and the corresponding territory in the US that stretches from Tijuana on the California border to Agua Prieta on the Arizona border. The elders in those families recall the tales that their grandparents told, providing a century of perspectives on the revolution in economics, culture, and drug trade that the area has witnessed. The book uses the voices of those who have lived through the vicissitudes of border life to paint this cultural upheaval in gripping, personal terms.

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