Seems Melville had the same problem. When the world and the internet becomes invasive upon one's slow deep thoughts, it's time to chuck everything and get away from it all. Otherwise, you're not going to write much, and you write to solve your head's problems and work things through. Something has to give. Off to sea, 'the watery part of the world.'

Being shy, it gets a bum wrap. It's not always so bad to 'shy away' from things if that's what the mood says.