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📢 文末扫码进裙,免费领取双语精读版 The Beauty of Being Alone 'There's chronic loneliness, and there's solitude. One is a dangerous epidemic. The other is a skill we must nurture,' writes Meghan Keane. TIME Ideas 8 Oct, 2024 | 1120 words | ★★★ ☆ ☆ There’s a lot of fear around spending time alone. Alone time can make people itchy with boredom. It can carry a stigma (especially if you’re single). Worse, recent articles and studies warn us about the dangers of loneliness—one 2017 study by Julianne Holt-Lunstad at BYU’s Social Connection & Health Lab claims claims loneliness is as bad as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day. In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy published an advisory all about the epidemic of loneliness in America. It details the genuine risks of chronic loneliness, such as increased risks of anxiety and depression, as well as dementia in older adults. The message? Loneliness isn’t just bad for you; it’s a killer. But whil
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