Rob Dial

So what if we shift the focus a little bit to, you know, instead of being alone, what if you were alone with purpose? Being alone and doing nothing is what we're shooting for. But for some of you guys, you're like, I don't know, that seems like it's too far off, Rob. I don't know if I can do that yet. So what if we took kind of a step in the right direction, right? What if you could try this out?

So what if we shift the focus a little bit to, you know, instead of being alone, what if you were alone with purpose? Being alone and doing nothing is what we're shooting for. But for some of you guys, you're like, I don't know, that seems like it's too far off, Rob. I don't know if I can do that yet. So what if we took kind of a step in the right direction, right? What if you could try this out?

Pick something that's meaningful to you. Maybe it's a creative project. Maybe it's a book that you bought six months ago and you haven't even cracked open. You've been really wanting to read it. Maybe there's a skill that you've been wanting to learn in some sort of way.

Pick something that's meaningful to you. Maybe it's a creative project. Maybe it's a book that you bought six months ago and you haven't even cracked open. You've been really wanting to read it. Maybe there's a skill that you've been wanting to learn in some sort of way.

Pick something that's meaningful to you. Maybe it's a creative project. Maybe it's a book that you bought six months ago and you haven't even cracked open. You've been really wanting to read it. Maybe there's a skill that you've been wanting to learn in some sort of way.

So instead of going straight to just, oh my God, I'm gonna be alone with no external stimuli, that might be like cold turkey for a lot of you guys. It might be hard. A step in the right direction would be like dedicate your alone time to building rather than just staring at a wall. You know, just kind of take a step in the right direction.

So instead of going straight to just, oh my God, I'm gonna be alone with no external stimuli, that might be like cold turkey for a lot of you guys. It might be hard. A step in the right direction would be like dedicate your alone time to building rather than just staring at a wall. You know, just kind of take a step in the right direction.

So instead of going straight to just, oh my God, I'm gonna be alone with no external stimuli, that might be like cold turkey for a lot of you guys. It might be hard. A step in the right direction would be like dedicate your alone time to building rather than just staring at a wall. You know, just kind of take a step in the right direction.

Make your solitude kind of like a space for creation, not just contemplation. I do think that you should have quiet time of literally no external stimulation. I do believe in that.

Make your solitude kind of like a space for creation, not just contemplation. I do think that you should have quiet time of literally no external stimulation. I do believe in that.

Make your solitude kind of like a space for creation, not just contemplation. I do think that you should have quiet time of literally no external stimulation. I do believe in that.

But a step in the right direction could be like, hey, I'm just going to spend time alone doing stuff with myself, not scrolling on Instagram, not being on TikTok, not being entertained passively by just looking at a screen like a TV or a phone. But like, you know what? I'm going to do something that means something to me alone. Right?

But a step in the right direction could be like, hey, I'm just going to spend time alone doing stuff with myself, not scrolling on Instagram, not being on TikTok, not being entertained passively by just looking at a screen like a TV or a phone. But like, you know what? I'm going to do something that means something to me alone. Right?

But a step in the right direction could be like, hey, I'm just going to spend time alone doing stuff with myself, not scrolling on Instagram, not being on TikTok, not being entertained passively by just looking at a screen like a TV or a phone. But like, you know what? I'm going to do something that means something to me alone. Right?

Purpose makes solitude feel full rather than empty for a lot of people.

Purpose makes solitude feel full rather than empty for a lot of people.

Purpose makes solitude feel full rather than empty for a lot of people.

It also makes you really understand that there's been a lot of research that's been done around this that have found that people who engage in meaningful activities alone, there was a study that was done in the Journal of Happiness, and they found out that people that do these things in meaningful activities alone, whether it's writing or painting or exercising or playing an instrument, report higher levels of life satisfaction

It also makes you really understand that there's been a lot of research that's been done around this that have found that people who engage in meaningful activities alone, there was a study that was done in the Journal of Happiness, and they found out that people that do these things in meaningful activities alone, whether it's writing or painting or exercising or playing an instrument, report higher levels of life satisfaction

It also makes you really understand that there's been a lot of research that's been done around this that have found that people who engage in meaningful activities alone, there was a study that was done in the Journal of Happiness, and they found out that people that do these things in meaningful activities alone, whether it's writing or painting or exercising or playing an instrument, report higher levels of life satisfaction