I am passionate about the topic of introverts, mostly because I have experienced and seen how a better understanding of what introversion really is in all its complexity can change lives. That is not an overstatement. People who have always thought of themselves as social misfits or somehow flawed suddenly understand themselves and the power …
This week’s Psychology Today post is titled “Social Media: The Hedgehog’s Dilemma”: “One cold winter’s day, a group of hedgehogs crowded together for warmth so as not to freeze to death. However, the pain from the mass of spines soon caused them to separate again, until the cold forced them back together, and thus they continued, …
This week’s Psychology Today post is on the value of knowing when (and when not) to share and to listen: Being more open and honest about our thoughts and feelings is always the best course. Or is it? Read More
… where I’m guest blogging for Ollin Morales about writing as an introvert. Be sure to read the comments (and consider leaving one of your own!). Ollin’s blog is excellent, and I recommend subscribing.
I am slowly coming to appreciate and even relish this part of who I am, this introversion that I misunderstood for so very long as shyness.