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On today’s Dilbert Blog, Scott Adams hypothesizes that:
“A person’s need for social interaction is inversely related to the quality of his or her imagination. In other words, if you have an excellent imagination, you might enjoy people, but you’re equally happy to be alone with your thoughts for large stretches. To put it bluntly, you fascinate yourself.”
I totally buy this, and then some. What’s going on in my head might not be Citizen Kane, but it certainly keeps me entertained. I commented:
“I haven’t been bored since I was a teenager. Most of the time I prefer to be alone, but I get a big recharge from social interaction. It’s like: solitude fills the tank, socialization turns the key.”
So now I’m asking YOU (yes, YOU in the back there, the one who never raises her hand):
Do you have an unusually good imagination? If so, do you enjoy being alone more than most people?
And I want to see some comments here, people. Just click the little “comments” linky thing.
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You don't have to have a
You don't have to have a great imagination to enjoy being alone with what is in your mind or what physical activity you are doing, but it does take content--e.g. mind puzzles, all the facets of a historical event, their causes and results, how landscapes modify with time and climate change, how a picture was painted. The only problem with all this is you might be very boring to other people in social situations because of what you want to talk about!
Okay... I didn't leave that
Okay... I didn't leave that last post, but guess who did?! I have some difficulty with boredom.... does that mean I'm less creative? Probably. Solitude is another matter.... give me some books or my quilting and I can while away lots of hours, with company or not. Mom
I'm rarely alone in public
I'm rarely alone in public because I'm at work, except during most lunches where I get away from the cube. I'm rarely alone at home, where I'm with my sweetie. But it seems to me that I don't have a lot of alone time and the time that I do, I fill with things to do: Podcasts to listen to, web sites to read, lists to organize.If I had a healthier respect for my mental state, I might stop for a moment and give myself some time to think.
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