Solitude : a singular life in a crowded world / Michael Harris.

Solitude : a singular life in a crowded world / Michael Harris.

By
Harris, Michael, 1980-

Publication Date
2017

Publication Information
Toronto : Doubleday Canada,

Physical Description
xiii, 256 p.

Subject Term
Solitude.

Summary
The capacity to be alone--properly alone--is one of life's subtlest skills. Real solitude is a contented and productive state that garners tangible rewards: it allows us to reflect and recharge, improving our relationships with ourselves and, paradoxically, with others. Today, the zeitgeist embraces sharing like never before. Fueled by our dependence on online and social media, we have created an ecosystem of obsessive distraction that dangerously undervalues solitude. Many of us now lead lives of strangely crowded loneliness--we are ever-connected, but only shallowly so. Award-winning author Michael Harris examines why our experience of solitude has become so impoverished, and how we may grow to love it again in the frenzy of our digital landscape. Solitude is an optimistic and encouraging story about discovering true quiet inside the city, inside the crowd, inside our busy and urbane lives. Harris guides readers away from a life of ceaseless pings toward a state of measured connectivity, one that balances solitude and companionship. Rich with true stories about the life-changing power of solitude, and interwoven with reporting from the world's foremost brain researchers, psychologists and tech entrepreneurs, Solitude is a beautiful and prescriptive statement on the benefits of being alone.

Language
English

ISBN
9780385686044


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall Number
GanderAdult NFicAdult Non-Fiction155.92 H24
St. John's - Marjorie MewsAdult NFicAdult Non-Fiction155.92 H24