“One of the teens I worked with told me about how she loves to take tests, because it is quiet and everyone… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“I heard, for the first time— nothing. I danced and did somersaults, lay down in a bed of grass, felt the breeze.… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Recognition is what you feel when a friend sums up exactly what you’re feeling, when an author gives you the right words,… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Introvert integrity means going the distance for what we love: moving from apology to acceptance, from acceptance to acknowledgement, and from acknowledgment… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“...according to the prevailing extroversion assumption, inviting you is a nice gesture, and pressuring you is a compliment—an indication that you are… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“What we share as introverts is the love of ideas and the desire to explore them with minimal interruption. We want and… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“I talk with many Shadow Dwellers who are mystified by the fact that chatty workers are rarely reprimanded. Sit and gossip and… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“In “America the extroverted,” relationships are good, and even if they are very bad, they are better than no relationship. Introverts don’t… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“I will say that the socially oblivious extroverts do not represent the whole. As with introverts, social skills are independent of extroversion:… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Often confused with shyness, introversion does not imply social reticence or discomfort. Rather than being averse to social engagement, introverts become overwhelmed… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Isn't it refreshing to know that what comes perfectly natural for you is your greatest strength? Your power is in your nature.… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
When an introvert cares about someone, she also wants contact, not so much to keep up with the events of the other… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“When psychologists Catherine Caldwell-Harris and Ayse Ayçiçegi compared U.S. and Turkish samples, they found that having "an orientation inconsistent with societal values"… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“An introvert may feel asocial when pressured to go to a party that doesn’t interest her. But for her, the event does… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“While the introvert is reflecting on the question (thinking first), the extrovert takes this as an invitation to fill the void (talking… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“The British attendees reported a similar difficulty identifying introverts in America because “U.S. Introverts exhibited behavior that in the United Kingdom was… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“For an introvert, interacting in a group setting does mean missing out. Where there is too much input, the introvert misses his… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“To express want is to own the desire, to stand in your own reality. The easier alternative is the language of impairment:… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“If a child stays quiet in the context of extroverted friends, or even prefers time alone, a parent may worry and even… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Most of us have had the experience of creating beauty, whether by cleaning a room, planting a bed of flowers or hanging… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“Online friends networks and dating sites, like the coffeehouse, are responding to the needs of introverts. We can write, not talk. We… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“the extrovert assumption is so woven into the fabric of our culture that an employee may suffer reprimands for keeping his door… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“I’m not so sure that live is always better. It is part of the extrovert assumption to value interaction over inner action.… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“In a conversation with someone sharing gossip, the introvert’s eyes glaze over and his brow furrows as he tries to comprehend how… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“This book is not about finding balance—we are really tired of doing that! Besides, finding balance assumes that we have been allowed… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“We have an assumption here in America that the kind thing to do is to be “friendly,” which means being extroverted, even intrusive. The… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
There's a lot to love about America - freedom, the melting pot of diversity, individualism - all attractive concepts, especially to an introvert. In… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
I loved the study of psychology. I didn't love seeing patient after patient. I was perpetually overstimulated, busy decoding everything I took in. — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Introverts tend to internalize problems. In other words, we place the source of problems within and blame ourselves. Though introverts may also externalize and… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is we generally like our own company,… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
One of the best places for a shy person to meet people is in a coffee shop. If you are a reader, bring a… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
Whatever kind of introvert you are, some people will find you 'too much' in some ways and 'not enough' in others. — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
“...efforts to make work fun only annoy most of us, especially the introvert.” — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
