Paul Brian
Those who thrive in solitude are lone wolves at heart.
They find their power and their peace in the quiet reflection of a mountain lake or listening to music alone after a long day.
Here are the special traits of these individuals who feed off time alone and use it to super boost their life in many ways.
1) Self-awareness
People who thrive in solitude tend to be highly self-aware.
They not only enjoy their own company, they know what to do when they’re alone that will help them grow, learn and improve.
The high level of self-awareness means that lone wolves know what to use their time for.
They are aware of their shortcomings and strengths and know what they need to work on when they’re alone.
They also know when they just need a break or to spend time alone to unwind.
2) Introspectiveness
Those who enjoy their time alone are almost always introspective people.
Even if they’re just going out fishing or taking a hike through the woods, they use this time to think deeply.
They think about life, love and everything in between.
They listen to some music that gets them in their feelings and makes them reflect on what the emotions mean or where they could lead.
Introspection is a valuable quality to have and those who like solitude tend to often engage in it, even at times when they’re around others.
3) High perceptiveness
The person who thrives in solitude is usually highly perceptive and sensitive.
In fact they are often a highly sensitive person (HSP) which is part of why they need more time to recharge and be alone, especially after time around many other people.
This goes hand-in-hand with being highly perceptive and noticing many subtler aspects of the environment that others miss.
The person who thrives alone doesn’t need a lot of input; they don’t need other people around all the time, nor do they need the TV or radio in the background to not feel alone.
That’s because they enjoy feeling alone and have plenty of value for time spent alone or just observing small details of life.
4) Appetite for knowledge
Those who love spending time with themselves have a strong appetite for knowledge.
This can take many forms, from reading interesting books to watching informative documentaries and listening to fascinating podcasts.
The appetite for knowledge can also extend to hobbies, like coin and stamp collecting, studying old maps, collecting and analyzing artworks and archaeological artifacts and so on.
An appetite for knowledge means you’re likely to find these lone wolves at home curled up by the fire and reading a fascinating book on psychology or spirituality.
Or browsing online and reading about the history of Classical architecture and gleaning ideas from it for how to renovate their home in a few months.
5) An analytical mind
Those who thrive in solitude tend to have a very analytical mind and think deeply about things.
This includes introspection and self-awareness and thinking about their own life.
But it also includes analyzing other things that are going on, from current events and pressing global issues to practical problems and local challenges.
People who love to be alone are often very adept problem-solvers who like to use their mind and energy to tackle challenges and solve them on their own.
They’d prefer to come up with their own solutions and ideas than to think of them in groups or have it be a collective process.
This also ties into the next point…
6) Intense creativity
Individuals who thrive in solitude are often highly creative.
They like time alone inside or out in nature because it helps stimulate their fonts of inner creativity.
This can manifest in a thousand different ways from arts and literature to design and engineering.
The form that this creativity takes really has no bounds, but lone wolves and those who like their alone time prefer to explore this creative side privately.
The reason is that they need time and space to come up with their own ideas and develop them, and the influences and input of others tends to throw them off balance.
Having others involved in the creative process can also make them feel pressured to stick to one way of doing things when really they want freedom to explore outside the box on their own.
“Lone wolves tend to be creative.
“They think outside the box and never succumb to peer pressure when plotting their course through the world.”
7) Purpose-driven goals
Those who enjoy their time alone tend to be very purpose-driven in their goals.
They like to spend time alone and strategize and plan the next step.
They want to find a way to achieve their goals and make sure that they are both meaningful and possible.
This takes time and it also takes quiet and uninterrupted space to consider things.
More than anything, those who spend time alone and are introspective and analytical try their best to align their goals and purpose with their values.
This brings me to the next point…
8) Value-driven
The individual who enjoys their time in solitude tends to be very value driven.
They’d rather fail on their own terms than succeed on somebody else’s terms that go against their core principles.
They spend time alone trying their best to align goals with their values and to consider their life and where it’s going.
Whether or not others agree or give them the stamp of approval, they stick to what they believe and what they stand for.
“You are driven by your values, beliefs, and personal judgment, not by popular opinion or social pressure.”
All by myself…
People who love to spend time alone tend to share the traits above.
They seek out time alone and value more solo space than the average person.
As long as this is respected and valued, this person has the potential to bloom into something beautiful.
It’s just important to cultivate that self-awareness and for those who know this individual to understand how they work.
Thriving in solitude is a wonderful gift if it’s used right and valued by everyone!
