I booked an Airbnb 15 minutes away from home for one night. It allowed me to catch up on work without distractions.

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One morning a few months ago, I woke at 4 a.m., bounding out of bed in the small, strange room where I'd slept. I was on a solo retreat — designed, created, and curated all by me, a time when I discovered (again) how powerful solitude can be.