Thuy-vy Nguyen

Principal Investigator, the Solitude Lab; Associate Professor in Psychology, Durham University, UK

Thuy-vy Nguyen is the principal investigator of the Solitude Lab and associate professor in psychology at Durham University in the UK. She is also a co-author of Solitude: The Science and Power of Being Alone (2024).

Written by Thuy-vy Nguyen

Painting of a cafe interior with a person sitting alone holding a cup tables stacked chairs on checkered floor.

Solitude can be profoundly restorative. Here’s how to savour it

Time alone offers unique psychological benefits, once you learn to embrace these quiet moments rather than escape them

by Thuy-vy Nguyen