Laurie Helgoe Quotes

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• I am rarely bored alone; I am often bored in groups and crowds.
• A good rule of thumb is that any environment that consistently leaves you feeling bad about who you are is the wrong environment.
• 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…
• Introvert conversations are like jazz. Each player gets to solo for a nice stretch before the other player comes in and does his solo.
• Whatever kind of introvert you are, some people will find you 'too much' in some ways and 'not enough' in others.
• As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is we generally like our own company, a…
• An introvert may feel asocial when pressured to go to a party that doesn't interest her. But for her, the event does not promise meaningful…
• Isn't it refreshing to know that what comes perfectly natural for you is your greatest strength? Your power is in your nature. You may not…
• Though introverts are drained by interaction, we can take immense pleasure in watching the scene around us.
• Introverts keep their best stuff inside—that is, until it is ready. And this drives extroverts crazy! The explanation for the introvert’s behavior—and there must be…
• This is why it is sometimes hard for introverts to find words: we really hate to compromise, and words are always a compromise.
• Introvert conversations are like jazz, where each player gets to solo for a nice stretch before the other player comes in and does his solo.…
• Reading is like travel, allowing you to exit your own life for a bit, and to come back with a renewed, even inspired, perspective.
• Introverts paradoxically pull away from culture and create culture.
• Your nature is not the problem. The problem is that you have become alienated from your nature -- from your power source.
• Introverts are collectors of thoughts, and solitude is where the collection is curated and rearranged to make sense of the present and future.
• A shy kid might look longingly at other kids playing in the schoolyard, afraid and unsure about how to approach them, but an introvert is…
• For the introvert, conversation can be a very limited forum for self expression. When a song moves you, a writer gets you or a theory…
• Extroverts want us to have fun, because they assume we want what they want. And sometimes we do. But "fun" itself is a "bright" word,…
• Introverts tend to internalize problems. In other words, we place the source of problems within and blame ourselves. Though introverts may also externalize and see…

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