"How to be alone" in a hyper-connected world

August 29, 2010

"How to be alone" in a hyper-connected world

"How to be alone" by filmmaker Andrea Dorfman and poet/singer/songwriter Tanya Davis is beautiful and perceptive in word, image and tune.

After viewing the video many times, I realized that the benefits of being alone are visually implied in the film by Tanya's being in nature, outside or away from screens which constantly and digitally connect us to others.

One of my favorite lines is "Start simple: things you may have previously avoided based on your 'Avoid Being Alone Principles.'" What's yours?

Seen many places, like here, here and here.

Update, September 2, 2010: The Next Web's article "How Andrea Dorfman learned to be alone and earned herself a million views on YouTube" provides some interesting details about how the video came together and how social media contributed to its wide online viewing.

August 29, 2010 in Contemporary Culture, Film/Video, Inspiration, Music, Poetry, Social media, Spirituality | Permalink

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August 29, 2010