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"We may be 'alone. But we're not really alone." I agree with this quote because even when you are with people you can still feel isolated and alone

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"That's because the only way we can come to understand who we are and think through the critical decisions about our lives is through self-examination that occurs in solitude." This shows that some alone time here and there is good to reflect on ourselves and improve.

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"We may be "alone." But we're not really alone." I agree with this quote. You are around people, but you can feel alone. The people may not always be right for you.

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"We're so overstimulated that being alone has become unbearable." I picked this because being alone isn't the greatest thing to do.

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"while on sick leave at a hospital. only when the mind is at rest can we actually hear ourselves think"

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"If we don't know how to be alone,we'll only know how to be lonely."

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"If we don't know how to be alone,we'll only know how to be lonely."

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i picked this because if you do not know yourself then you are alone
MALACHI WILLIAMS

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"But to live a good life -- and to become mature individuals -- we need to be content with being alone with our own thoughts." I chose this quote because it connects with what the author is trying to convey, which is that if we are alone and are okay with it, we are more creative.

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"We may be 'alone.' But we're not really alone." I chose this quote because I agreed with the quote because if you truly know yourself, you are not alone.

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" If we don't know how to be alone, well only know how to be lonely"
In this quote, the author shows that because we have our phones all the time to keep us company, when they break or stop working we wont understand or know what to do with ourselves because we have never experienced true loneliness until our mind is at rest.

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"And many of the most crucial discoveries and innovations in science and art were forged in the crucible of solitude." This quote stood out to me because solitude is how some of the greatest inventions and art pieces were made or discovered. This could contribute to the bigger idea because the bigger idea is that solitude helps us work and think.

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"We find ourselves in solitude." This stood out to me because it simply explains that when someone is alone, they can fin what they want to do, what they are good at, what their hobbies are, and even what they want the accomplish in life. This contributes to Emily Smith's main idea because she is talking about how being alone is good for people, because they accomplish more.

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"Only when the mind is at rest can we actually hear ourselves think." This quote stood out to me because it is proven that some people are not good at multitasking. For example, if you were trying to think about something important while trying to complete another task, you would fail at one or the other.

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"if we don't know how to be alone,we'll only know how to be lonely

because  if u dont ever feel the emotion of being alone u will only be able to feel lonely no connection between people

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"...people spend nearly all of their free time-- those precious three to four hours of each day-- in the company of a screen. Which means they spend virtually no time alone."
Well, this stood out to me because I relate to it a lot. To me it is saying that, well, mainly teenagers are never really alone with all of this technology we shove in our faces. All the phones, gaming systems, etc.

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"we need to be content with being alone with our own thoughts. That's because the only way we can come to understand who we are and think through the critical decisions about our lives is through the self-examination that occurs in solitude." This quote shows that being alone can improve your decision making skills about yourself. This is because in solitude there are no distractions.

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"Only when the mind is at rest can we actually hear ourselves think." I chose this quote because I agreed with it. I think this quote means 'when you are doing absolutely nothing, your mind is actually thinking.'