A thoughtful Quartz article on the benefits of solitude centered on Hannah Arendt titled “Solitude is only a problem when it becomes loneliness.”
URL: https://qz.com/1026870/solitude-is-only-a-problem-when-it-becomes-loneliness/
A woman chooses solitude
In this Guardian profile aptly titled “‘Truly, madly, deeply alone’ – embracing solitude,” a British woman (Max Riddington) reflects on her choice to pursue solitude.
URL: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/may/13/solitude-moving-new-home-loneliness
New hermit for Saalfelden
A Belgian man, Stan Vanuytrech, has been selected the next resident hermit at the Saalfelden hermitage in the Austrian Alps, continuing a 350-year tradition. The town mayor indicated that Vanuytrech “radiates calm and comes across as well-anchored.”
URLs: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39638820; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/19/hes-hired-belgian-lands-dream-job-as-hermit-for-austrian-cliffside-retreat
“The Virtues of Isolation”
“The Virtues of Isolation” is a thoughtful, sympathetic, and up-to-date essay in the Atlantic. Solitude is given an exact context in modern life and society, with a firm psychological and social basis, and includes lots of references to various scientists and observers.
URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/03/the-virtues-of-isolation/521100/
Hikikomori News created
A Quartz article titled “Japan’s extreme recluses are coming together to create a newspaper for social outcasts” describes the creation of Hikikomori News in Tokyo by a disparate group of hikikomori. Includes links and photos.