by Jenn Granneman | Sep 17, 2018 |
I grew up in a neighborhood with a lot of other kids my age. Even though I was an introvert, I knew everyone on my block — and I never thought about “what” to talk about. We all knew what everybody else was up to, what games we all liked to play, and who had gotten...
by Michaela | Feb 11, 2018 |
Does anyone else find this scenario really annoying? You walk into a cafe, kindle in tow, in the hopes of having a nice warm drink and nibbling on some fiction. But when you get there, electronic music blasts from the speakers. You sit and wonder whose brilliant idea...
by Michaela | Jan 31, 2018 |
Being an introvert through and through, I struggle with certain communication challenges that extroverts just don’t get. I often speak more slowly, and have trouble finding the right words. And that’s when I’m talking in English. Trying to speak a new language is a...
by Michaela | Aug 16, 2017 |
Small talk is so much fun! Said no introvert ever. Let’s face it, small talk can be PAINFUL, especially when you’re an introvert, who needs more time to think before speaking. Maybe you have a tendency to get tongue-tied, or lose your train of thought in conversation....
by Michaela | Jul 17, 2017 |
Have you ever felt like people disrespect you because you’re introverted? They assume that because you are quiet you don’t know how to stand up for yourself. They think you’ll just sit there and take their unfair behaviour, as if it were sweet medicine … and maybe you...