Blaise Pascal on Learning to be Alone

The mind only understands itself when it is alone

Thomas Oppong
Personal Growth
Published in
4 min readJan 28

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Photo: Puy de Dôme near Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne in France/Wikimedia

Spending time alone with your thoughts is a powerful way to gain insight, develop self-awareness, and work through difficult emotions.

It can be intimidating and challenging. Some people even find it boring.

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Thomas Oppong
Personal Growth

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