Alright, so the idea was to go an entire day, or at least long enough to experience solitude and be able to reflect on it. Quite simply, I failed horribly at it. I lasted all of three hours and those entire three hours, I was driving and really unable to use it anyway. I long believe in the idea that knowledge and information is power. Being a former communications intelligence operative, it's kind of what I've always done ever since I was 18 years old. Solitude, at least in my opinion isn't for everyone. There are some people, such as myself, who would indeed rather prefer to constantly be linked into the news and to be updated on what's going on in the world in real time. While for some people, this may be an anathema, I relish it.
I can't say I didn't learn too much about myself but I did reinforce my preexisting beliefs about myself. I love information and news. My desired profession, politics and/or law, require being on the bleeding edge of information. Every small update and factoid affects how policy is shaped, or how courts determine case outcomes. This isn't to say that solitude is worthless, I just think we all have different ideas of what solitude is. For me, solitude is just relaxing in my chair and scrolling Twitter. While I do follow some personal friends who post inane babble, most of the information I get is up to the second news on world affairs, public policy, judicial actions, and sports. To me, this is my solitude and how I wind down.
In sum, I experienced my version of solitude, and I quite enjoyed it. Call it an addiction to news and information if you will...but they don't call use political junkies for nothing. :)
