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“Anxiety-free time spent in solitude may allow for, and foster, creative thinking and work". Rather than viewing unsociability “as a relatively benign form of withdrawal,” this research suggests it “may be better characterized as a potentially beneficial form of withdrawal.”
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/can_solitude_make_you_more_creative
A new study suggests that alone time can be a good thing, depending on why you pursue it.