The Power that Comes From Seeking Solitude

About this episode

Russ Hill discusses the importance of solitude as a core leadership skill and its benefits for clearer thinking and better decision-making.

In this episode Russ makes the case that solitude is a core leadership skill, not a luxury. From book insights to offsite design, Lone Rock Leadership co-founder Russ Hill shows how quiet time leads to clearer thinking, better decisions, and stronger teams. • reclaiming attention from social media to read and think • key ideas from Ryan Holiday’s Stillness Is The Key • the cognitive cost of crowded rooms and constant noise • solitude as a practice for clarity and self-awareness • structuring...

People in this episode

Host: Russ Hill

Topics covered

• solitude
• leadership
• decision making
• self-awareness
• cognitive cost

Keywords

• solitude
• leadership
• quiet time
• self-awareness
• decision making
• Ryan Holiday

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Stillness Is The Key

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