> Some part of me wants to just live in solitude with little or no social interaction at all, but I deliberately avoid it since my rational side tells me I'll e

> Some part of me wants to just live in solitude with little or no social interaction at all, but I deliberately avoid it since my rational side tells me I'll end up depressed. Yep! That's the struggle. This guy has a pretty nice intro, with a quick 10 minute or so practice you can do: https://youtu.be/3Uqoxo_jPXQ?t=3m33s https://youtu.be/3Uqoxo_jPXQ?t=3m33s Then there's this book which works pretty well as an intro because it's a collection of diverse perspectives, from different people, on the subject: http://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Meditation-Inspiration-Contemporary/dp/1611800579 http://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-Meditation-Inspiration... Alan Watts is also generally pretty good—can find talks from him on youtube, and he's written many books.