Introverts

Being a introvert is like being Robert Downey Jr. in your head

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and Castiel in real life

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what an introvert is:

  • someone who gets their energy from being alone and can get exhausted from being around people for extended periods of time

what an introvert isn’t:

  • low self esteem
  • hatred of people
  • social awkwardness

“As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your own worst enemy. The good news is, we generally like our own company, a quality that extroverts often envy. We find comfort in solitude and know how to soothe ourselves. Even our willingness to look at ourselves critically is often helpful.”

—Laurie Helgoe

“So many people are shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them.”

—Sylvia Plath

“Sometimes I get so immersed in my own company, if I unexpectedly run into someone I know, it's a bit of a shock and it takes me a while to adjust.”

—Kazuo Ishiguro

“I’ll be honest with you, I’m a little bit of a loner. It’s been a big part of my maturing process to learn to allow people to support me. I tend to be very self-reliant and private. And I have this history of wanting to work things out on my own and protect people from what’s going on with me.”

Kerry Washington

“Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the fullness of your own presence rather than the absence of others. Because solitude is an achievement.”

—Alice Koller

“There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.”

—Susan Cain, ‘Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking’
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