by Michaela | May 6, 2015 |
As an introvert, you might have a hard time asking for what you need. Picture this. You’re feeling overwhelmed and sucked dry. Your mind is fuzzy, and you’re about as chipper as a slug. All you want to do is close the door, turn off all the lights and sit in...
by Michaela | Apr 29, 2015 |
Have you ever had a hard time letting go of someone? When an introvert lets a person in, it means something. We’re choosy about who we show love and devotion to. This makes it hard to let go after we finally do get attached. Not only that. After a breakup, or falling...
by Michaela | Apr 19, 2015 |
Some people assume that all introverts are pushovers, who have no backbone or self-esteem. The belief that introverts can’t be assertive is tied to the myth that introversion is the same as shyness. It’s not. There are shy introverts and there are shy...
by Michaela | Apr 8, 2015 |
Has anyone ever told you you’re lazy? It’s easy for people to interpret an introvert’s low energy as laziness. We don’t have the same kind of gusto for ‘getting out there’ as extroverts do. We tire more easily. We experience burnout faster, and we have days when...
by Michaela | Mar 23, 2015 |
If you think being introverted in our extrovert-obsessed society is tough, try being introverted AND the rarest personality type in the world. That is exactly what INFJ personality types are up against. INFJs make up just one percent of the population. Because of...
by Michaela | Mar 11, 2015 |
It’s pretty common knowledge that introverts hate small talk. Most of the time we’d prefer to avoid boring banter all together. This leaves us with a dilemma. How can we have the interesting conversations we crave without getting stuck in small talk...
