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How difficulty with silence reveals our relationship with ourselves

I go fishing every weekend for solitude but I've started bringing podcasts because the quiet makes me uncomfortable now

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The mind has become so accustomed to stimulation that natural quiet feels threatening rather than peaceful.

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