In a world where people are constantly communicating with one another, it is easy to forget the significance of having ‘me-time’. What’s left in our daily lives seem to be merely monotonous with continuous notification sounds from our mobile. However, creating mass social networking, on the other hand, may result in having little time to be alone.
Having a close connection between people was regarded to be a good phenomenon and a perfect life should bring people together. At the end of the day, we also need adequate me-time to understand and reflect on ourselves. In fact, many studies have found that individuals benefit from being alone. Let’s learn more about the six advantages of being alone.
How do you benefit from me-time?
1. Reactivate your brain by relaxing and unwinding
Though living a busy life means you may not have much time to take a rest, everyone needs to take a break to recharge their brains. Being alone gives you the perfect opportunity to do so. It brought you with tranquillity and loneliness, both of which are the important keys in relieving daily stress.
2. Demonstrate greater empathy
Everyone has their own social interactions, and we get used to staying with a certain group of friends. When we spend time with them, we naturally develop a sense of ‘we’ and distinguish ‘we’ from ‘others’. However, when we stay alone, we are free from any interference from friends. We can therefore observe the others, or even building empathy for persons who are not part of our social interactions.
3. Increase productivity
Research has been conducted based on productivity of computer programmers in businesses. The results showed that while the productivity of each company tends to be consistent, the level of productivity level varied significantly. We can observe that organisations with higher productivity have one thing in common: they provide a private workspace to each employee, allowing for a free and uninterrupted working atmosphere for their employees.
According to the findings, 62% of top-performing employees believe they have adequate privacy in their workplace. The other way round, only 19% of employees with poor performance said they enjoy privacy at work, while 76% of them revealed they were interrupted by inexplicable reasons during work.
4. Stimulate creativity
Under a quiet environment beyond noise and pressure, your cerebrum can go on a spiritual journey similar to how a soaring horse soars across the sky or how a powerful dragon roars like a monarch. You can imagine whatever it can be to stimulate your imagination. It might be the reason why many authors and artists would love to visit a quiet grove or log cabin alone in search of inspiration. Your brain could come up with more creative ideas with no external pressure.
5. Better mental health
Mankind is a social animal but being alone is an essential element in our lives. In fact, being alone is not as easy as it thought to be. You might need time to fit in and adapt. Feeling unrestrained allows you to grow as a stronger person. Research shows that people who are willing to have more me-time have a higher index of happiness, satisfaction towards life and are more stress resistant. If a man prefers being alone, depression could be hard for him to find.
6. Understand yourself
When you are alone without interruption, you can take the time to think about what is best for you and what makes you live a better life. Some people prefer to be alone to contemplate before making crucial decisions. You can understand yourself better throughout the process, knowing what you want and need.
While someone who leads a busy lifestyle may not have the time or desire to spend time alone, me-time could be as short as a few of minutes rather than an hour. Try to turn off your phone and stay away from the things that distract you. Talking and communicating to yourself will lead you to more and more happiness.
This article is provided by Wave Medical Limited.
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