The blog of a happy introvert!
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A 17 year old introvert wrote a wonderful message to me in the comment box a few days ago, and I really appreciate it! I often get great comments from awesome introverts, but you often don’t leave an email address where I could reply to you! I just want you to know that [...]
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Sometimes we’re accused of being snobs or disliking society in general. “OK, just be that way! You’re antisocial!” We’ve all heard that when we say no thanks to the fourth lunch invitation that week or to yet another party with coworkers. Of course there’s nothing wrong with us, any more than there’s something wrong with [...]
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I know I look a whole lot better with a haircut that’s just four to six weeks old. But from early October until December 31st, I did not get a cut and really didn’t look my best at work or during the holidays. I consciously trimmed down my obligations for December, because with [...]
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As I’ve started to try to analyze the kinds of activities that I do with others that exhaust me the fastest and what I do to catch a refreshing break, eye contact is the number one battery drainer for me. A regular party will wear me out much faster than a game-watching party, [...]
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Funny, when we talk about holidays or social events or many other topics, we introverts agree on a lot of things that we definitely need. We need time to recharge, or process all the stimulation we’ve had, or whatever it is that happens that makes us feel good, like we’re supposed to again. [...]
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Some of the TV shows I’ve enjoyed the most over the years have been set in a house or apartment with a steady stream of people coming and going. After all, it wouldn’t be any fun to watch a show where the character is reading or watching a movie alone for the whole half [...]
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Although some introverts are calm, or appear calm almost all the time, I’m not that type. When I’m under pressure to think and get something important done, I’m calm and analytical, unless there are humans talking to me while I’m trying to think. Actually, I’d always thought I was the type to get [...]
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For the many years I didn’t know what an introvert was, I told people close to me that I guessed I was a “loner.” It was the only way I could describe the fact that although I might chitchat and joke around with others when we were all together, when it came time to [...]
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This is another awesome guest post from Nick Laborde over at www.thethriveblog.com, where he writes about personal development in a fun and not so serious way.
Yes, Introverts Do ROCK!
Introverts are not creepy loners who need to be pulled out of their shell. They are thoughtful, creative, intelligent, interesting people who are comfortable in their own [...]
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This is Part 2 of a two-part interview with Hunter Nuttall, discussing his e-book The Personality Puzzle: Understanding What Makes People Tick.
I know you like to figure out the types of those around you. Has your life at work and with friends and family improved since you’ve learned this? Do they sometimes [...]
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Hunter Nuttall has a personal development blog, Hunter Nuttall . com where readers join him on a quest to “stop sucking and live a life of abundance.” He is the author of several e-books, including The Personality Puzzle: Understanding What Makes People Tick. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview with him.
The ebook [...]
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A couple of weeks ago we had an all-day staff meeting, where the folks in my department who usually work in other cities all came to our main office. Our boss is a super cool guy and wants the meetings to be beneficial and fun, so he had an action-packed agenda including an outside [...]
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I have been reading an awesome ebook, The Personality Puzzle: Understanding What Makes People Tick the last couple of days, and it has helped me to see another dimension as far as personality goes. I’m an introvert, and a lot of the people I work with are introverts, but some of them are so [...]
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Imagine you’re swimming along the bottom of a pool, tasked with analyzing a pattern of markings on the bottom. You’re finally starting to understand what you see and make some sense of it, when suddenly a voice transmits down into the water, “Hey! Come up now!” So you break away [...]
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This is a guest post from Nick Laborde over at www.thethriveblog.com, where he writes about personal development in a fun and not so serious way.
Before I divulge my secret sneak attack approach, you have to promise not to tell anyone. Oh yeah, this secret doesn’t involve hiding behind any bushes or carrying any bats. [...]
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Many introverts hate being the center of attention. We don’t want to have the speaker suddenly call on us in a seminar, and we certainly don’t want someone telling funny stories about us to a group. We may like to observe activities for just a bit instead of jumping straight in. [...]
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I got a question last week that I guess mildly surprised me – “How do I ask an introvert out?” The reason I was surprised was that usually it’s we introverts who don’t really know what to say. We are great at reading and at typing you a smart email, but we may [...]
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It’s not just a matter of sleeping better in my own bed. It’s because I’m an introvert. Even when I was in my 20s, I hated spending the night in someone’s guest room or kid’s room – that uncomfortable feeling of “when should I take my shower” or “is anyone else up yet” [...]
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I expend a lot of energy just going through the work day interacting with others, so I simply do not have the energy to defend myself in a pleasantly assertive way against a pushy person with no boundaries. I know I would NEVER ask someone for an unreaonsable favor, and I (unreasonably) expect others to live by the same rules I do! When they don’t, I am angry and I really want to avoid them.
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I had to learn the hard way that having to repeat myself is one of the things I detest the most. For a couple of decades since then I had thought the loathing of repeating myself was just an “ornery” trait of mine, but I’ve become more aware that it is a trait shared [...]
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