I was once a hardcore fan of a particular rock band. Not only did I watch every live event they played online, but I also listened to their songs far more times than the number of events they would ever play. I even memorized song lyrics and knew the le ...
Let’s face it, it’s not even possible to not feel nervous. That scary feeling of getting on stage for public speaking is nothing out of the ordinary for introverts, but let’s look at a couple methods we might be able to use to lessen its impact. ...
WHEN I SETTLED on this chapter title, I could not help but laugh out loud. To put it a little more bluntly, I doubt if there’s any way for introverts to feel “at home” in any social event. This probably seems nearly as impossible as a Yankees fan and a R ...
KAROLIINA KORHONEN IS THE ILLUSTRATOR of a popular online comic series called Finnish Nightmares: An Irreverent Guide to Life’s Awkward Moments. Everyone I know who sees it forwards it to me. Even more than a year after the comic strip was first publishe ...
Many introverts in the workplace are playing out a drama with thousands of acts and scenes in their heads and are always getting tangled up inside: “Why am I incapable of being like so- and- so who can start a conversation effortlessly?” they might think ...
I’m sure you’ve heard people say that it’s hard to make good friends once you start working, right? In the beginning of my career, I actually believed this to be true. After all, everyone’s just so busy, and it’s even more challenging to eke out the time ...
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, when I was looking back at my work history, I suddenly realized one of my superpowers—I can survive in even the most challenging and difficult of work environments. Even if, prior to my arrival, the position I took had a high turnover ...
Some people believe that introversion is innate; others firmly believe that introversion can be changed. From a scientific perspective, there’s no one, clear- cut answer, but the most widespread understanding is that introversion has both innate and acqu ...
THE WORKPLACE IS, OF COURSE, a war zone. It’s not hard to figure out that everyone likes a coworker or a subordinate with a sunny and open disposition, someone who’s witty and a savvy talker. People with these qualities have a much easier time blending i ...
Imagine Talks: Is Quiet a Superpower? Bestselling Author Jill Chang on Introvert Success Let’s say you’re the quiet type. The kind of person who likes to keep to yourself. The introvert. What do you do when you’ve got to go to meetings? To par ...
