ITL114: The Surprising Benefits of Spending Time Alone

On this week's episode, I talk about the surprising benefits of spending time alone. 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.  As much as you may be thinking, I wouldn’t say that I am alone a lot.  • It doesn’t have to be for long periods of time 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! Questions for Listeners   Do you have a question? Call in and your question might be featured on the show! • Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY • E-Mail: [email protected] • Facebook.com/AndyAndrews • Twitter.com/AndyAndrews