Adapting to solitude

PickUpScientist · 2019-10-03T17:17:13+00:00

law 18 - isolation is dangerous

"The world is dangerous and enemies are everywhere— everyone has to protect themselves. A fortress seems the safest. But isolation exposes you to more dangers than it protects you from—it cuts you off from valuable information, it makes you conspicuous and an easy target. Better to circulate among people, find allies and mingle. You are shielded from your enemies by the crowd."

you can and should take breaks from any particular social group (law 16) but you should use this time to find other social groups. the more social groups you have access to, the better.

the reversal of the isolation rule is that sticking in a crowd too much makes you more susceptible to group think, and that sometimes isolation can provide some much needed perspective. it should never be for too long a period of time though. isolation leads to cabin fever/madness, and like quicksand can be harder and harder to break out of the longer you stay in it.

DerDroogie · 2019-10-03T05:53:21+00:00

Any of the works of the stoics will be a good start. One of the best is Marcus Aurelius’s ‘Meditations’

Title	Adapting to solitude
Author	cleverraptor77
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Date	October 3, 2019 5:40 AM UTC (6 years ago)
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