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saved by21 people, first byNbr on 2006-04-29, last byCaramel Crow on 2008-08-13

  • Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk?
  • Extroverts are seen as bighearted, vibrant, warm, empathic. "People person" is a compliment. Introverts are described with words like "guarded," "loner," "reserved," "taciturn," "self-contained," "private"—narrow, ungenerous words, words that suggest emotional parsimony and smallness of personality.

  • Caring for Your Introvert









    The habits and needs of a little-understood group

  • on 2006-04-29 Eraban
    Jonathan Rauch's 2003 Atlantic article on introversion. Funny, and sort of perceptive, even.
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