Bumping into your neighbor has to be one of the worst experiences ever for an introvert. Especially if you have the misfortune of encountering the neighborhood Chatty Kathy, who’s known to steal every shred of the dwindling social battery you had saved up for the routine office ‘hello’s and how are you’s’. It’s as if …
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Small talk consumes an eternity. 

I’m not ‘flakey’, I’m just not interested in going out anymore

There’s nothing worse for an introvert than that feeling when you start getting to the front of the check-out line at Trader Joe’s. Don’t get me wrong, I love the tasty artisanal snacks from TJ’s, but boy-oh-boy does the social anxiety kick in when a tropical shirt-clad employee comes rushing to your aid. It’s sweet …
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Two things keep introverts happy in the summertime: Air. Conditioning.  While socialites are out in the world sweating on brunch terraces and braving the outdoors, introverts are happily hunkered down in the beautiful flowing air of the AC. Although it’s not the main reason introverted folks gladly keep to themselves in their apartments, having cool …
Seguir leyendo 27 Introvert Memes for Grateful Loners Happy to Stay in Their Lane (July 12, 2024)

Are you friends with your neighbor? Most introverts will proudly admit that they’ve never interacted with their fellow neighborhood dwellers. Even if you’ve lived in the same building for years, an introvert will click the ‘close door’ button on the elevator when they see someone running towards it. It’s nothing personal, introverted people simply detest …
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I used to be pretty ‘cool’ in the traditional sense. I had lots of friends, I wore the clothes everyone liked, and I was generally nice to everybody. Luckily, the introverted part of my brain developed at my frontal lobe started to fully form and I realized that there’s no point in trying to please …
Seguir leyendo 29 Introvert Memes for Grateful Loners Happy to Stay in Their Lane (June 28, 2024)

Inside every introvert is a grizzled, wise, ol’ cowboy.  Beyond our plush exterior (which is, no doubt, a product of our sedentary lifestyle amidst our living room comforts), introverts are actually very mysterious and rugged. We enjoy the outdoors simply because nobody else is around and we love hanging out with our pets more than …
Seguir leyendo 29 Introvert Memes for Grateful Loners Happy to Stay in Their Lane (June 21, 2024)

Some people find their peace in the outside world, reveling in the boisterous outdoors and feeding off the energy of the people around them. Well, while extroverts are ‘feeding’, introverts are being drained of life.  For introverts, they find their peace in solitude, happily enjoying their time to themselves, clutching a good book and a …
Seguir leyendo 31 Introvert Memes for Grateful Loners Happily Staying in Their Lane (June 14, 2024)

Introverts are completely self-sufficient. We don’t need other people to feel complete and while we enjoy the company of others (in moderation), it’s pure and blissful silence that recharges our psyche.  Sure, everyone associates introversion with antisocial behavior and while there are a few overlaps, for the most part, introverts just like to be left …
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