It should be pointed out that there is a difference between loneliness and aloneness. Not everyone who is alone is lonely. (That's why the article speaks of "pe

It should be pointed out that there is a difference between loneliness and aloneness. Not everyone who is alone is lonely. (That's why the article speaks of "perceived loneliness"). Aloneness is crucial for productivity, flow depends on not being interrupted. The art is to configure one's environment in such a way that balances aloneness and social contact.