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Successful People Disappear for Months at a Time like It's Normal. You Should Too.

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Experts claim this way of life leads to loneliness. Psychoanalyst Robert Waldinger says, "Loneliness kills. It’s as powerful as smoking or alcoholism." What if loneliness is exactly what you need right now? The title of this story comes from Dan Koe. He says: “A pattern I've noticed in successful people: they disappear from the world for months at a time to force pure focus on themselves and their vision. They laser in on one meaningful goal and make it a reality.” Successful people aren’t normal. It’s time you redefine loneliness and solitude, so you can use it to become extraordinary. When I don’t have a 1 year old running around my feet screaming, “More milk, daddy” I like to watch tennis. I find it relaxing even though I have zero passion for sport. In 2012, at the Australian Tennis Open, I watched what commentators call the greatest tennis match in history. It was also the longest tennis match ever at more than 5 hours. I remember watching it. It wasn’t a game. It was more like a

Successful People Disappear for Months at a Time like It's Normal. You Should Too. You make the biggest breakthroughs alone Tim Denning Jul 04, 2024 599 153 108 Share Article voiceover 0:00 -8:49 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Photo by Sultan Çiftçi via Pexels Share Disappearing for months without a trace is supposed to be bad. Experts claim this way of life leads to loneliness. Psychoanalyst Robert Waldinger says, "Loneliness kills. It’s as powerful as smoking or alcoholism." What if loneliness is exactly what you need right now? The title of this story comes

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