You don’t need a cabin in the woods for solitude. A stairwell and five minutes will do.

STILLNESS

WHAT THIS MEANS

Solitude is a condition rather than a destination, which is how people go years without any. If it requires a cabin and an empty house, it will not happen while you are sixteen with practice and a shift. The actual requirement is smaller: a few minutes where nobody is asking you anything.

Find the place in your day that already exists and claim it. A stairwell, the walk from the bus, the car before you go in, the ten minutes before anybody else is up. Use it as it is instead of waiting for the version with a view.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Where could you find five minutes alone inside a busy day?

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