July 28, 2025 • 39 mins
Solitude Chapter 4: Is spending time alone the answer to redirecting our attention?
As Benjamin concludes this chapter on solitude he's joined by the author of The Point of Vanishing, Howard Axelrod.After suffering a traumatic eye injury, that left him blind in one eye, Howard felt disconnected from the world around him. His solution for reconnection was to pack his bags and move to the woods of northern Vermont for two years and live in complete isolation.
Howard shares how he discovered the beauty in solitude and discusses what it was like to reconnect with himself.
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