Solitude can be a joyful antidote to work but is doubled edged

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Carleton University psychology professor Robert Coplan says one of the pervasive problems with solitude is that although it is often a regular part of our day, we don’t pay much attention to it and, as a result, neglect how important it is to our well-being. As well, of course, solitude can become tangled together with aloneness and loneliness, leaving us unsure of whether it is good or bad.

Test yourself. Fill in the blank in this sentence he has presented over the years to thousands of people: Solitude is _____. Answers he received range from bliss, peaceful and awesome to lonely, sad and bleak.

Or another test: Find a quiet place and be alone wi