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Often confused with shyness, introversion does not imply social reticence or discomfort. Rather than being averse to social engagement, introverts become overwhelmed by too…

— Laurie Helgoe

“For introverts, the best associations start with ideas. If you don’t feel a part of your neighborhood association or the happy hour regulars after…

— Laurie Helgoe

“For introverts, who have limited energy for interaction, we need to be more thoughtful and deliberate about whom we meet—which, happily, is what we…

— Laurie Helgoe

“What we share as introverts is the love of ideas and the desire to explore them with minimal interruption. We want and need input,…

— Laurie Helgoe

“Online friends networks and dating sites, like the coffeehouse, are responding to the needs of introverts. We can write, not talk. We can get…

— Laurie Helgoe

Introverts prefer introversion; we tend to gain energy by reflecting and expend energy when interacting. Extroverts have the opposite preference; they tend to gain…

— Laurie Helgoe

“Though some of us like to get on stage, many introverts are content to put on their invisibility cloaks and watch. But well-meaning extroverts…

— Laurie Helgoe

I am very troubled by the tendency to define introverts by what they lack. Introversion is a preference, not a fallback plan.

— Laurie Helgoe

“I’m one of those introverts with well-honed social skills, and I have even danced on the occasional table, but I have felt sheer panic…

— Laurie Helgoe

“Because extroversion lines up so well with American values, we introverts often deprive ourselves of what we most enjoy and thrive on. So, for…

— Laurie Helgoe

“When introverts sense invasion, we instinctively shut down to protect our inner resources. But in doing so, we lose access to ourselves. From this…

— Laurie Helgoe

Stars talk about how they dislike fans fussing over them, begging for autographs and things like that, but deep down inside, they love every…

— Brenda Fassie

“It may happen, however, that he falls into despair just for the fact that he has opened his heart to another; it may be…

— Søren Kierkegaard

Originally, technology was pretty clearly on the side of introversion. It allowed introverts to connect with people, to express their ideas in a less…

— Susan Cain

“introverts prefer to work independently, and solitude can be a catalyst to innovation. As the influential psychologist Hans Eysenck once observed, introversion “concentrates the…

— Susan Cain