“Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the fullness of your won presence rather than of the absence of others. Because solitude is an achievement.” Said by Alice Koller defines and describes the need for solitude and the need to be alone.  I agree with this quote or statement by Alice Koller, I enjoy solitude and this does not mean I do not like to be around or involved with other people whatsoever.  I would have to say I am in the middle of spectrum on the balance of personal solitude and involvement and interactions with other people, but leaning more to solitude than involvement with other people.  I do not find being alone frightening or scary at all, in fact I find it the complete opposite.  Solitude is peaceful and relaxing, it for me helps calm down my mind and slow down for a brief moment of time, as the world around flies by at an extremely fast pace.  Being alone gives a person time to think, and I believe the thinking that occurs while alone is very different from that of the thinking that occurs when surrounded by others or while being over stimulated by the things happening around you.  When I am alone I usually like to just relax, taking in the freedom of not being bothered by anything or anyone, this usually is accompanied by music.  Usually easy going relaxing kind of music is what I prefer.  While alone I also enjoy just laying in bed and just watching some television without being interrupted or disturbed.  I believe solitude is a must to remain sane, although  I am sure many people disagree.  I know of tons of people that cannot stand to be alone, whether it is because they are frightened of the thought of it, or they just enjoy being around others much, much more. As is the same in the work environment.  The type of job a person chooses is directly related to their preference on being alone.  Some jobs are completely involved in human interaction and rarely incorporates alone time.  While other jobs are based almost solely upon solitude and being alone, take for example a person who works and computers or possibly a person such as an architect or engineer designing something.  These jobs are done alone for the most part and rarely involve group collaboration.  These kinds of jobs are my dream jobs, I would much rather work by myself than with a group of people or be involved in pleasing or taking care of a people.  Not saying I do not care about people I would just much rather it not be involved in my job.  I try to balance solitude and group activities, but in the end I do tend to prefer to be alone.