Alonement
How to be alone and absolutely own it
Francesca Specter
- *A
- Sunday
- Times
- Book
- of
- the
- Year*'A
- hugely
- generous
- and
- thoughtful
- book
- which
- reminds
- us
- of
- the
- distinction
- between
- loneliness
- on
- the
- one
- hand
- and
- solitude
- on
- the
- other
- -
- and
- emphasises
- the
- dignity
- and
- adventure
- of
- a
- life
- lived
- on
- one's
- own
- terms'
- -
- ALAIN
- DE
- BOTTON'A
- kind,
- wise
- celebration
- of
- solo
- living
- -
- a
- joyous
- invitation
- to
- make
- your
- own
- declaration
- of
- independence'
- -
- DAISY
- BUCHANAN'Thoughtful
- and
- thought
- provoking,
- it
- made
- me
- genuinely
- excited
- about
- spending
- time
- in
- my
- own
- company'
- -
- FELICITY
- CLOAKEHow
- to
- be
- alone
- and
- absolutely
- own
- it,
- by
- founder
- of
- the
- Alonement
- blog
- and
- podcast,
- Francesca
- Specter.Being
- alone
- has
- a
- serious
- branding
- issue.
- We've
- only
- ever
- had
- negative
- language
- to
- talk
- about
- flying
- solo
- -
- but
- what
- about
- when
- time
- spent
- alone
- is
- restorative
- and
- joyful?
- What
- if
- it's
- something
- you
- crave?
- What
- if
- it's
- even
- just
- an
- hour
- you've
- carved
- out
- for
- yourself
- in
- the
- middle
- of
- a
- hectic
- week?Enter:
- Alonement,
- Francesca
- Specter's
- empowering
- new
- word
- to
- express
- valuing
- your
- own
- company
- and
- dedicating
- quality
- time
- to
- yourself,
- whoever
- you
- are
- and
- whatever
- your
- relationship
- status.Between
- shared
- homes,
- social
- plans
- and
- smartphone
- addictions,
- most
- of
- us
- don't
- know
- how
- to
- be
- alone
- -
- yet
- our
- life-long
- relationship
- with
- ourselves
- is
- the
- most
- important
- one
- we'll
- ever
- have.
- A
- reformed
- 'extreme
- extrovert'
- who
- struggled
- to
- spend
- even
- an
- hour
- on
- her
- own,
- Francesca
- made
- the
- resolution
- in
- January
- 2019
- to
- improve
- her
- solitude
- skills.
- A
- year
- later,
- facing
- months
- of
- lockdown
- as
- a
- household-of-one,
- she
- valued
- those
- skills
- more
- than
- ever
- -
- and
- began
- sharing
- her
- wisdom
- with
- others
- on
- how
- to
- cherish
- time
- alone.Packed
- with
- practical
- tips,
- insights
- from
- key
- experts
- and
- lessons
- from
- guests
- of
- the
- Alonement
- podcast
- -
- including
- Alain
- de
- Botton,
- Florence
- Given,
- Konnie
- Huq,
- Vick
- Hope
- and
- Camilla
- Thurlow
- -
- Francesca
- reveals
- how
- we
- can
- all
- thrive
- alone,
- whatever
- our
- circumstances,
- and
- harness
- the
- untapped
- power
- of
- some
- meaningful
- time
- with
- me,
- myself
- and I.
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