“Texting and I. M. ’ing my friends gives me a constant feeling of comfort,” wrote one student. “When I did not have those two luxuries, I felt quite alone and secluded from my life.

“和朋友们发短信和聊天能一直给我一种快乐的感觉，”一位参与调查的学生写道，“当我失去这两种渠道时，我感觉非常孤独和隔离。

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And I'm never happier than when I'm alone.

FORBES: Dear Abby

I've articulated the pleasure of birding, in much the same way, and if only to myself, when I'm alone in the woods and trying to dissect my ability to spend hours with my binoculars focused on something 6 inches long a thousand feet away, my glasses fogging over, and my neck and arms aching.

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But at least I know I'm not alone when I lie to my kids in the name of good parenting.

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