If you can’t stand ten minutes in your own company, why would you expect anyone else to?

Restlessness in your own company is common, and it is not a verdict on how likeable you are. Usually it means you have had little practice, because there is always something to reach for and the discomfort passes faster if you fill it. The uneasiness is unfamiliarity rather than proof that nothing is in there. Familiarity can be built.

Sit with nothing for ten minutes this week, no phone, no music, no task. It will feel long, and the second half is where it changes. Try it a few times before deciding what you think.