Tag: Introvert Dear

by Roxana Alexandru, Honesty and vulnerability are the most powerful weapons to combat social anxiety. Have you ever had a moment — or let’s be honest, a million — when you stumbled on your words, mumbled them upside down, and cringed at how inarticulate you were? Being an introvert and a polyglot, I tend to lose my words […]

by Klaire Kelly, As an introvert, I’ve always been comfortable spending time by myself. That being said, “time by myself” generally meant sitting in the safety of my room, surrounded by my collection of houseplants (all 30+ of them!), Harry Potter playing in the background, and a stack of books sitting next to my bed that just […]

by Kass Fogle, One of my responsibilities as a Human Resources Manager is to find hard-working, sharp, emotionally intelligent, and savvy folks who care about their coworkers. No problem. Except I run into the same mild frustrations that all recruiters face. I’m aghast at the number of ghosting candidates, appalled by outdated resumes and those who knowingly submit […]

by Boom Shikha, One of the main concerns I had as a younger introvert was how I was going to function in a corporate environment when the time came for it. I had barely been able to deal with all the requirements of high school and college. It had been stressful, to say the least. The […]

by Genevieve Wynand, As a psychology undergrad, way back in the extrovert-centric 90s, I subjected myself to countless personality tests. Favorable results on these quizzes — along with the abundantly social nature of university life and the academic reliance on participation grades — clearly skewed in the extrovert’s favor. And the subtext of selecting either […]

by Jana Louise Smit, A few years ago, I walked into an introvert’s nightmare. I had to take a job, for financial reasons, at a high-pressure company. My coworkers were the boisterous and outgoing types. They were on average eight to ten years younger than me, liked office politics, and hated the smallest mistakes. As […]

by Lynn Stout, live with an extrovert. My husband gets his energy from being around people and goes stir crazy when alone for too long. I’m the opposite. I’m an introvert who needs alone time regularly in order to feel grounded. Through the years, we’ve managed to find a comfortable compromise in our relationship. I work very hard to avoid […]