“For the introvert, conversation can be a very limited forum for self-expression. When a song moves you, a writer “gets” you, or a theory enlightens you—you and its creator are connecting in a realm beyond sight or speech.”
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
“A good rule of thumb is that any environment that consistently leaves you feeling bad about who you are is the wrong environment.”
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
“This is why it is sometimes hard for introverts to find words: we really hate to compromise, and words are always a compromise.”
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
“When introverts sense invasion, we instinctively shut down to protect our inner resources. But in doing so, we lose access to ourselves. From this defensive position, we may feel that our only options are to practice extroversion, go underground, or go crazy.”
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
“Extroverts want us to have fun, because they assume we want what they want. And sometimes we do. But “fun” itself is a “bright” word, the kind of word that comes with flashing lights and an exclamation point! One of Merriam-Webster’s definitions of “fun” is “violent or excited activity or argument.” The very word makes me want to sit in a dimly lit room with lots of pillows—by myself.”
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
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