The benefits of being alone

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Follow:       Episode 114 - The Surprising Benefits of Spending Time Alone Specifically spending time alone is one of the most beneficial activities for you, creatively and spiritually.   In this podcast episode, I discuss how and where I find time to spend alone. Click here or below to listen!       Episode Notes:   Why is it important to spend time alone? Spending time alone is the best way to concentrate my thoughts. It’s a good way to stimulate creativity. If I can wake up before my family and refrain from checking email, my phone, or turning on the news, I can have amazing results.   This isn’t so much about being alone as it is about spending time with my boys, but while driving the boys to school, I reach my hand back and say, “Hands!” and we pray for… Teachers Friends Mom Our day   Sometimes, it’s necessary to leave the house in order to be alone. Here are some of the places I go: The woods are a great place for me to get away. I’ll go alone to a cabin sometimes and spend several days by myself. Most of my novels are not written while I’m at home. The water is not a particularly good place for me, as I’m always wondering what is in the water.   I wouldn’t say that I am alone a lot. Your don't have to spend long periods of time alone every single day. It’s important to make a habit of finding at least small portions of the day during which you can be alone.   We also had an interesting question come in: would I rather spend a year alone in a box, or 15 years alone in a hotel room? Tune in for my answer!     What topics would you like me to discuss on the podcast? Let us know! ·         Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY ·         E-Mail: InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com ·         Facebook.com/AndyAndrews ·         Twitter.com/AndyAndrews   If you no longer wish to receive our emails, click the link below: Unsubscribe First Image, Inc. Post Office Box 17321 Nashville, Tennessee 37217 United States 1-800-726-ANDY (2639)