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15-03-2021

2021

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It's time to master the skin of being alone...but not lonely. DOLLY; issue 0813; p048 - 049; Text Available

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captionWORDS REBECCA SLOAN PHOTOGRAPHY GETTY IMAGES, BAUERSYNDICATION. COM. AU Thursday arvo =“More chips for me!” Get co m f y w it h you r OWN COMPANY It’s time to master the skill of being alone… but not lonely. “A ticket for one, please!” B owling, single style! do0813p048_ com - 48 2013-07-02T11:24:41+10:00

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captionCALL 13 61 16 TO SUBSCRIBE DOLLY 49 DOLLYLIFE COACH WORDS REBECCA SLOAN PHOTOGRAPHY GETTY IMAGES, BAUERSYNDICATION. COM. AU style! P ing. Yay, a retweet. Ping-ping. Oh, a Snapchat. Ping-ping-ping. More hearts on Insta! It’s like the set of a game show with all that buzzing going on in your hot little hands. And yep, every vibration is like a mini prize waiting to be opened. Fun, yes. But for many of us, the pinging never stops. We can’t even watch TV shows like The Voice without being encouraged to “join in the conversation” via Twitter. “There’s a sense of always being ‘on’ and always being connected,” says psychologist and school counsellor Jocelyn Brewer (jocelynbrewer.com). “We feel the urge to share every thought via social media.” ’Cos if it’s not on Facey, it didn’t happen, right? NEVER ALONE Just like your instincts tell you that Liam Hemsworth is a major hottie you’d like to mack on with, there’s an urge within us to tune into what others think. “Being the social creatures that we are, we don’t ever want to miss out on anything,” says Wim Westera, professor of digital media at the Open University of the Netherlands and author of The Digital Turn (thedigitalturn.co.uk). But just like playing tonsil hockey with the THG babe would have not-so-good consequences (soz, Miley!), being connected 24/7 isn’t as ace as it seems. “Increased access to social media can create a bit of dependence, if not an obsession, to continuously check new messages,” says Wim. As a result, we’re forgetting how to just be alone with our thoughts… without hashtagging them. “Even the private act of keeping a journal is now Tumblr-fied,” adds Jocelyn. We can’t let technology take all the blame, though. Did a little thought sneak into your mind that it might be boring/ lonely/geeky to be alone? Join the club! The “I