Yesterday I attended a presentation by the Vancouver Writers Fest. The speaker, Daniel Levitin — psychologist, neuroscientist, musician and best-selling author, told the audience that it was not unusual for him to write 50 drafts of a manuscript before moving onto the next step. 50 drafts! Hearing …
Healthy Solitude is Good for Everyone–Especially Introverts Loneliness is not the same as solitude. Too much time alone can be bad for your health. On the other hand, not enough time alone isn’t good either. How does this apply to introverts? Introverts, like Jenn Granneman author of …
Susan Cain’s blockbuster book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking unleased a ‘quiet revolution’ that changed, for the better, how introverts are perceived. Before the Quiet Revolution launched introverts were compared with extroverts and were found lacking: “Introversion existed somewhere between …
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“Quiet is a fast depleting resource.” Introverts need access to quiet spaces to maintain our health and well-being. A fact we have been sounding the alarm about for years. Now it seems that other groups are also concerned about the increased levels of noise in our …
This week two fellow introverts informed me that they are more introverted now than before the pandemic began. Lately I’ve been thinking the same thing about myself. Is it possible to become more introverted? I had to stop and think about this as I’ve spent much of …
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Are You Ready to Go Back to Work? In a recent Washington Post article John Hackston, head of thought leadership at the Myers-Briggs Company stated, “Introverts are dreading return to work”. Of course many of us will be happy to reconnect with colleagues and friends who we …