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Weighing in on the “extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living alone”

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Sasha Cagen — 1 Comment ↓

I will be on KCRW’s national news affairs program “To the Point” tomorrow Wednesday 11-12 with sociologist and fellow examiner of the modern human condition Eric Klinenberg. We’ll be talking about his excellent book Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and…

Posted in Books, Press, Single Life, Solitude

Connected, but alone?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Sasha Cagen — 2 Comments ↓

A beautiful TED talk and a very quirkyalone message that I have blogged about too. “Technology (social media) provides the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship.” This talk by MIT professor Sherry Turkle is ultimately an argument that…

Posted in Solitude, Technology + Modern Life

Alone on the Holidays? Here’s How to Turn Loneliness into Solitude

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Sasha Cagen —

The Huffington Post Mindful Living editor asked me for advice on what to do if you find yourself alone on the holidays. Here’s what I told her about turning loneliness into solitude. Essentially my advice is that you can turn…

Posted in Single Life, Solitude

One Is the Quirkiest Number

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Sasha Cagen — 6 Comments ↓

When did the media get so into quirkyness? I thought that was my sole territory. Now the New York Times plays up the quirky habits of solo dwellers in the Home Section. The reporter may be confusing the quirky behavior…

Posted in Press, Single Life, Solitude

Quantify Your Self-Reflection with 750words.com

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Sasha Cagen — 2 Comments ↓

My sister tipped me off to a neat tool for self-reflection that you quirkyalones might enjoy. It’s called 750words.com and it’s a site that celeverly encourages you to post 750 words a day. Inspired by The Artist’s Way, the founder…

Tagged with: 750 words, blogging, diary, self-reflection, writing
Posted in Solitude

Find Your Life Purpose in Five Easy Steps

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Sasha Cagen — 3 Comments ↓

1. Meet a friend at a café. Bring post-it notes. 2. Give your friend and yourself five post-it notes each. Tell your friend to write down the five most important things in his or her life, right now, at this…

Tagged with: Coaching, life coaching, life purpose
Posted in Personal Growth, Solitude

Zeitgeist Alert: The End of Aloneness?

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Sasha Cagen — 1 Comment ↓

Apparently I am not alone in asking if we are experiencing the end of aloneness. A few days after publishing this blog post, “Are our phones robbing us of solitude?”, I heard KQED’s Forum, our local public radio civic affairs…

Tagged with: aloneness, emerson, quirkyalone, solitude
Posted in Solitude, Technology + Modern Life

Are our phones robbing us of solitude?

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Sasha Cagen — 5 Comments ↓

Profound thought while walking across the street on a beautiful, sunny afternoon in San Francisco, checking my email on my iPhone: Are we ever really alone anymore? Taking long walks alone is something that I cherished in my pre-cell phone…

Tagged with: aloneness, quirkyalone, singleness, Technology + Modern Life
Posted in migrate, Solitude, Technology + Modern Life

How do I get in touch with you?To email me, write me at sasha AT sashacagen DOT com.
Where are you? I'm in Buenos Aires writing, teaching, coaching, and dancing tango. I'll be in Oakland, California starting in late June 2013 doing the same.
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