...I also believe that introversion is my greatest strength. I have such a strong inner life that I’m never bored and only occasionally lonely. No matter what mayhem is happening around me, I know I can always turn inward.
Susan CainMots clés loneliness boredom inner-life introversion strengths
But when the group is literally capable of changing our perceptions, and when to stand alone is to activate primitive, powerful, and unconscious feelings of rejection, then the health of these institutions seems far more vulnerable than we think.
Susan CainMots clés democracy introversion extraversion amygdala
It's as if they have thinner boundaries separating them from other people's emotions and from the tragedies and cruelties of the world.
Susan CainMots clés emotions introversion sensitivities
The only problem with seeing people you know is that they know you.
Brent RunyonMots clés introversion introvert introverts
Even in a personal sense, after all, art is an intensified life. By art one is more deeply satisfied and more rapidly used up. It engraves on the countenance of its servant the traces of imaginary and intellectual adventures, and even if he has outwardly existed in cloistral tranquility, it leads in the long term to overfastidiousness, over-refinement, nervous fatigue and overstimulation, such as can seldom result from a life of the most extravagant passions and pleasures.
Thomas MannMots clés art introversion neuroticism
Let's clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates between people.
Laurie A. HelgoeMots clés introversion
Although when there were too many people around- which there certainly were today- it was hard even to remember to say thank you: all those people were like drowning.
Robin McKinleyMots clés fiction socializing introversion
Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas. They prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues, and family. They listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and often feel as if they express themselves better in writing than in conversation. They tend to dislike conflict. Many have a horror of small talk, but enjoy deep discussions.
Susan CainMots clés psychology sociology introversion
Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness.
Criss JamiMots clés fear solitude loneliness alone companionship introversion shyness extroversion
When introverts sense invasion, we instinctively shut down to protect our inner resources. But in doing so, we lose access to ourselves. From this defensive position, we may feel that our only options are to practice extroversion, go underground, or go crazy.
Laurie A. HelgoeMots clés introversion
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