Did you know there aren’t a lot of books that start with Q? Well, there aren’t. I went looking for one when I started this series, and when I found Quiet by Susan Cain, I thought to myself in true introvert fashion, “Self, we should read that book anyway.” So I picked it up. That…
If you’ve been on the internet for more than five minutes, you’ve likely seen the myriad of extrovert/introvert jokes flying around. I found a bunch when I was helping a friend find some for a blog post. It took approximately 2.3 seconds. Okay, most of the jokes are about introverts. We’re in the minority, you…
My friend’s daughter started kindergarten a week ago, and yesterday he sent me a concerned message. Him: My kid is social and fun and outgoing, but I worry that when she gets in these classes and clubs she just sits there and isn’t making any friends or whatever. In her preschool, the two teachers loved…
About a week ago, I was talking to a dear friend of mine about how we perceive the world. She asked me something I wasn’t expecting her to ask: have you taken the Myers Briggs? I had, a long time ago, and the conversation that followed was an incredibly insightful exploration into why we each…
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