Solitude Lab
@thesolitudelab.bsky.social
Solitude Lab conducts research and shares resource on how time spent alone influences emotions, thoughts, and internal experiences. Webpage: https://www.solitude-lab.com
Solitude isn’t about isolation. It’s about reconnection.
When we spend time alone by choice, we’re not withdrawing from the world, we’re returning to ourselves.
When we spend time alone by choice, we’re not withdrawing from the world, we’re returning to ourselves.
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Solitude isn’t about isolation. It’s about reconnection.
When we spend time alone by choice, we’re not withdrawing from the world, we’re returning to ourselves.
When we spend time alone by choice, we’re not withdrawing from the world, we’re returning to ourselves.
We believe that finding restorative #solitude is much more than just making the time for yourself; it's also about having people that support you to have that time.
This Family Recharge series aims at helping #parents reframe me-time. This is a collab with Common Films, led by UCL Dr Paul Craddock.
This Family Recharge series aims at helping #parents reframe me-time. This is a collab with Common Films, led by UCL Dr Paul Craddock.
October 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Congratulations 🎉 to 3-year undergrad Anika Cukingnan ✨ who has been awarded the @durhampsych.bsky.social's Summer Internship. Anika will be helping our lab to process physiological data 📈 collected from a project looking at the effects of extended solitude on emotion and cognition 👏
July 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Congratulations 🎉 to 3-year undergrad Anika Cukingnan ✨ who has been awarded the @durhampsych.bsky.social's Summer Internship. Anika will be helping our lab to process physiological data 📈 collected from a project looking at the effects of extended solitude on emotion and cognition 👏
Sometimes solitude is just you, the sky, and a jellyfish-shaped kite.
No noise, no rush, just wind, string, and stillness.
#SolitudeLab #QuietMoments #TimeAlone
No noise, no rush, just wind, string, and stillness.
#SolitudeLab #QuietMoments #TimeAlone
June 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Sometimes solitude is just you, the sky, and a jellyfish-shaped kite.
No noise, no rush, just wind, string, and stillness.
#SolitudeLab #QuietMoments #TimeAlone
No noise, no rush, just wind, string, and stillness.
#SolitudeLab #QuietMoments #TimeAlone
Congratulations to our lab member Xiangyu Deng for winning the Poster Award at the Psychology Early Career Conference (PECC). Xiangyu is in his 1st year PhD and his first study uses #EMA to look at the interplay between social media use and cognitions in different social and solitary contexts.
June 6, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Congratulations to our lab member Xiangyu Deng for winning the Poster Award at the Psychology Early Career Conference (PECC). Xiangyu is in his 1st year PhD and his first study uses #EMA to look at the interplay between social media use and cognitions in different social and solitary contexts.
Happy Friday! This week our lab had our end-of-year get-together and discussed the studies everyone has helped with this academic year. It is only appropriate to mark this occasion with some violin plots 🎻 🎉
May 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Happy Friday! This week our lab had our end-of-year get-together and discussed the studies everyone has helped with this academic year. It is only appropriate to mark this occasion with some violin plots 🎻 🎉
We Are Back! 👋 Our lab has taken a three-month pause to focus on a few key activities behind the scenes—but we have so many updates to share with you! From new blog posts and research findings to upcoming events and collaborations, there’s a lot happening.
May 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
We Are Back! 👋 Our lab has taken a three-month pause to focus on a few key activities behind the scenes—but we have so many updates to share with you! From new blog posts and research findings to upcoming events and collaborations, there’s a lot happening.
whether new-found solitude during retirement can be a fulfilling experience also depends on what resources are available. Read more on this in the full preprint here: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
#Retirement #Solitude
#Retirement #Solitude
March 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
whether new-found solitude during retirement can be a fulfilling experience also depends on what resources are available. Read more on this in the full preprint here: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
#Retirement #Solitude
#Retirement #Solitude
Our lab's attempt of creating a GIF (pronounced "gif" or "jif" 🤔).
This summarises recommendations delivered next week to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. We triangulated qualitative and quantitative on factors most valued by living-alone adults about their neighbourhood.
This summarises recommendations delivered next week to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. We triangulated qualitative and quantitative on factors most valued by living-alone adults about their neighbourhood.
March 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Our lab's attempt of creating a GIF (pronounced "gif" or "jif" 🤔).
This summarises recommendations delivered next week to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. We triangulated qualitative and quantitative on factors most valued by living-alone adults about their neighbourhood.
This summarises recommendations delivered next week to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. We triangulated qualitative and quantitative on factors most valued by living-alone adults about their neighbourhood.
February 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
More childcare time (50% on average) = more stress, while passive entertainment (e.g., TV) was linked to boredom & stress rather than relaxation. Quality me-time matters more than just "being alone."
February 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
More childcare time (50% on average) = more stress, while passive entertainment (e.g., TV) was linked to boredom & stress rather than relaxation. Quality me-time matters more than just "being alone."
Key Quantitative Findings
Time completely alone was rare (only ~6% of the day).
Time alone w/ baby (26%) correlated with time spent on childcare or chores.
Personal time (e.g., self-care) was consistently linked to improved mood, even more than social time!
Time completely alone was rare (only ~6% of the day).
Time alone w/ baby (26%) correlated with time spent on childcare or chores.
Personal time (e.g., self-care) was consistently linked to improved mood, even more than social time!
February 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Key Quantitative Findings
Time completely alone was rare (only ~6% of the day).
Time alone w/ baby (26%) correlated with time spent on childcare or chores.
Personal time (e.g., self-care) was consistently linked to improved mood, even more than social time!
Time completely alone was rare (only ~6% of the day).
Time alone w/ baby (26%) correlated with time spent on childcare or chores.
Personal time (e.g., self-care) was consistently linked to improved mood, even more than social time!
🌍✨ Our lab contributed to Well+Good to explore solo trends of 2025. Our 2024 paper ( shows solitude preference is higher during negative experiences. Could the rise in demands for alone time reflect collective social stress?
https://buff.ly/3VLvKM6
https://buff.ly/3VLvKM6
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🌍✨ Our lab contributed to Well+Good to explore solo trends of 2025. Our 2024 paper ( shows solitude preference is higher during negative experiences. Could the rise in demands for alone time reflect collective social stress?
https://buff.ly/3VLvKM6
https://buff.ly/3VLvKM6
🎄✨ Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! The holiday season is often filled bustling togetherness, but for those looking to spend it a little differently this year, this blog is for you. 👉 https://buff.ly/49S1XHl
Wishing you peace, warmth, and happiness, however you celebrate!
Wishing you peace, warmth, and happiness, however you celebrate!
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🎄✨ Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! The holiday season is often filled bustling togetherness, but for those looking to spend it a little differently this year, this blog is for you. 👉 https://buff.ly/49S1XHl
Wishing you peace, warmth, and happiness, however you celebrate!
Wishing you peace, warmth, and happiness, however you celebrate!
🎄✨This thoughtful piece from The Washington Post https://buff.ly/4gwMr5U highlights how some are choosing to step back from the usual social activities - whether by spending Christmas solo or opting out of large family gatherings for quieter celebrations 🕊️
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🎄✨This thoughtful piece from The Washington Post https://buff.ly/4gwMr5U highlights how some are choosing to step back from the usual social activities - whether by spending Christmas solo or opting out of large family gatherings for quieter celebrations 🕊️
📢 Our Latest Newsletter is Here! ✨ As the year winds down, it’s the perfect time to pause and reflect. We explore how personal time shapes mothers' well-being, invite you to join reflective exercises on navigating life transitions.
Read more: https://buff.ly/4fhnzxM
Read more: https://buff.ly/4fhnzxM
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
📢 Our Latest Newsletter is Here! ✨ As the year winds down, it’s the perfect time to pause and reflect. We explore how personal time shapes mothers' well-being, invite you to join reflective exercises on navigating life transitions.
Read more: https://buff.ly/4fhnzxM
Read more: https://buff.ly/4fhnzxM
✨ New Solitude Lab Newsletter! �œ¨👉 https://buff.ly/4g6gKAd
📺 Blog: The role of TV in solitude
💛 Fundraising for Age UK to support older adults
📖 Our book "Solitude" is a @CUPBookshop Book of the Year—now Buy One Get One 50% Off!
🌿 Full blog access, no login needed!
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
✨ New Solitude Lab Newsletter! �œ¨👉 https://buff.ly/4g6gKAd
📺 Blog: The role of TV in solitude
💛 Fundraising for Age UK to support older adults
📖 Our book "Solitude" is a @CUPBookshop Book of the Year—now Buy One Get One 50% Off!
🌿 Full blog access, no login needed!
✨ Check out the new Solitude Lab newsletter! ✨ Sign up for updates on our solitude research, including a study on stress regulation. Our website now offers open access to blogs and features. Enjoy our content? Share your thoughts! 🌿 Read more: https://buff.ly/3Z7Pbko
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
✨ Check out the new Solitude Lab newsletter! ✨ Sign up for updates on our solitude research, including a study on stress regulation. Our website now offers open access to blogs and features. Enjoy our content? Share your thoughts! 🌿 Read more: https://buff.ly/3Z7Pbko
🌌 Why do we spend time alone? In our latest blog, we reflect on Ira Cohen’s Solitary Action and the richness of intentional solitude. What does alone time mean to you? Does it recharge you, spark creativity, or offer peace?
Read more ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3YHqqdj
#SolitaryAction
Read more ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3YHqqdj
#SolitaryAction
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🌌 Why do we spend time alone? In our latest blog, we reflect on Ira Cohen’s Solitary Action and the richness of intentional solitude. What does alone time mean to you? Does it recharge you, spark creativity, or offer peace?
Read more ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3YHqqdj
#SolitaryAction
Read more ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3YHqqdj
#SolitaryAction
🚀 Exciting new insights from the @PsychScience Global Summit! Our research continues to shed light on the deactivation effect—whereby solitude facilitates emotional recovery, in this case from social stress. Click to hear from our intern Kazel Lim 🌟 https://buff.ly/4hy1n57
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🚀 Exciting new insights from the @PsychScience Global Summit! Our research continues to shed light on the deactivation effect—whereby solitude facilitates emotional recovery, in this case from social stress. Click to hear from our intern Kazel Lim 🌟 https://buff.ly/4hy1n57
✨ Our biweekly updates are here! ✨
This week we’re exploring the role of pets in solitude, bringing you our collab with @psyche_the_mag, sharing our latest research on the role of solitude in stress regulation at @PsychScience Global Summit!🌿 Read more: https://buff.ly/3NO6SPy
This week we’re exploring the role of pets in solitude, bringing you our collab with @psyche_the_mag, sharing our latest research on the role of solitude in stress regulation at @PsychScience Global Summit!🌿 Read more: https://buff.ly/3NO6SPy
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
✨ Our biweekly updates are here! ✨
This week we’re exploring the role of pets in solitude, bringing you our collab with @psyche_the_mag, sharing our latest research on the role of solitude in stress regulation at @PsychScience Global Summit!🌿 Read more: https://buff.ly/3NO6SPy
This week we’re exploring the role of pets in solitude, bringing you our collab with @psyche_the_mag, sharing our latest research on the role of solitude in stress regulation at @PsychScience Global Summit!🌿 Read more: https://buff.ly/3NO6SPy
Our latest blogpost is live! ✨ This week we would like to highlight our quiet companion in solitude.
🐾 There’s a certain magic in the way pets provide companionship. They’re a source of comfort, offering presence without pressure 🐾 Read more: https://buff.ly/40jRMbO
🐾 There’s a certain magic in the way pets provide companionship. They’re a source of comfort, offering presence without pressure 🐾 Read more: https://buff.ly/40jRMbO
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Our latest blogpost is live! ✨ This week we would like to highlight our quiet companion in solitude.
🐾 There’s a certain magic in the way pets provide companionship. They’re a source of comfort, offering presence without pressure 🐾 Read more: https://buff.ly/40jRMbO
🐾 There’s a certain magic in the way pets provide companionship. They’re a source of comfort, offering presence without pressure 🐾 Read more: https://buff.ly/40jRMbO
Our PI, Dr. @thuyvytnguyen, had an interview with NYU Prof @sbkaufman to discuss her journey into solitude research and the latest insights from the Solitude Lab! Check out the interview and subscribe to Beautiful Minds for more: https://buff.ly/48gUDnI
#Psychology #Solitude
#Psychology #Solitude
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Our PI, Dr. @thuyvytnguyen, had an interview with NYU Prof @sbkaufman to discuss her journey into solitude research and the latest insights from the Solitude Lab! Check out the interview and subscribe to Beautiful Minds for more: https://buff.ly/48gUDnI
#Psychology #Solitude
#Psychology #Solitude
We’re thrilled that 2,800 copies of Solitude: The Science and Power of Being Alone have been sold! 🎉 As we head into the holiday season, we’d love your support in helping us reach 3,000. ✨ 🌿 @CambUP_Psych
Order: https://buff.ly/3Nzr7QU
Ebook/Audio CD: https://buff.ly/3A98OPg
Order: https://buff.ly/3Nzr7QU
Ebook/Audio CD: https://buff.ly/3A98OPg
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We’re thrilled that 2,800 copies of Solitude: The Science and Power of Being Alone have been sold! 🎉 As we head into the holiday season, we’d love your support in helping us reach 3,000. ✨ 🌿 @CambUP_Psych
Order: https://buff.ly/3Nzr7QU
Ebook/Audio CD: https://buff.ly/3A98OPg
Order: https://buff.ly/3Nzr7QU
Ebook/Audio CD: https://buff.ly/3A98OPg
Research of Solitude Lab is featured in The Washington Post this month! 🎉 The article covers our work on solitude and emotional recovery, as well as a few tips for you to begin embracing solitude benefits. Log in with your email to read the article!
https://buff.ly/3BFUYUW
https://buff.ly/3BFUYUW
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Research of Solitude Lab is featured in The Washington Post this month! 🎉 The article covers our work on solitude and emotional recovery, as well as a few tips for you to begin embracing solitude benefits. Log in with your email to read the article!
https://buff.ly/3BFUYUW
https://buff.ly/3BFUYUW