4 Ways Introverts Can Make Meaningful Small Talk

4 Ways Introverts Can Make Meaningful Small Talk

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...
I Want to Be Invisible, Except When I Don’t

I Want to Be Invisible, Except When I Don’t

As introverts we don’t usually like being the centre of attention, especially with people we don’t know very well. All sorts of social situations can make introverts shrink into the shadows and try to put on our invisibility cloak… too much small talk slowly burrowing...
Shy Introvert: How To Open Up Naturally

Shy Introvert: How To Open Up Naturally

For introverts, opening up is easier said than done. We would like to open up, we really would. But there just seem to be too many annoying obstacles. For one, there are all the memories of the times that we tried to open up, but we were interrupted by someone louder...
Introvert: I write better than I speak

Introvert: I write better than I speak

I’ve always been better at communicating in writing than in conversation. It turns out that this is a trait shared by most introverts. We innies tend to write better than we speak. Words pour out effortlessly onto the page (or the computer screen nowadays). But in...
An Introvert’s Miracle Diet

An Introvert’s Miracle Diet

I may not be an expert in nutrition or weight loss. But I do consider myself an expert in introversion. And I happen to know a virtually fail-proof trick for losing weight as an introvert. I’ve known this secret for a while, but was only reminded of it recently when...