I stop reading articles like the parent when it goes into "spending time with other people". That's not me. I have no interest in a social life, and when a soci

I stop reading articles like the parent when it goes into "spending time with other people". That's not me. I have no interest in a social life, and when a social life intrudes on me, I usually have to work hard to de-socialize my life. I could write a similar article about "How to use a social life in a healthy way", which for me would be to minimize it. My life might be "limiting", but that's when I'm having the best time: I work and work out (a lot) and adventure on weekends and that's about it.. Mostly with my son, sometimes with my partner, frequently alone, and almost never with other people. When I do it with other people, I never have the deep dive experience that I want in those endeavors. They detract from it, for me. For other people, it's the exact opposite. My partner doesn't like to do any of those things alone, and often seeks out others for them. Different strokes for different folks, but my buttoned down, limited life is exactly what makes me happy. That said, I don't push it on others, but I do like reading material about living the solitary life, or the goodness of being alone, or quiet.