The Power of an Introvert
Parties could lull me to sleep. Socializing is like pulling teeth.
Quiet one-on-one conversations are more interesting and fun.
Does that sound like you?
Well, you're not alone.
Hello! I'm an introvert too.
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Society taught me that I was weird, boring, and even a snob. It was confusing especially during the phase when I wanted to blend in.
Late have I realized that I'm an introvert and there's nothing wrong with me.
I'm normal. In fact, more than normal.
Because there's a power in being an introvert.
Inside the brain of an introvert
What's the role of Dopamine?
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that communicates with brain cells and encourages them to act in a pleasurable, excitable, euphoric way.
Introverts are people who are over-sensitive to Dopamine.
Too much external stimulation overdoses and exhausts them.
While extroverts can't get enough Dopamine.
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Extroverts are the gregarious life of the party.
While introverts become more alive in solitude.
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Wall Street lawyer and introvert Susan Cain said:
Introversion is more about how you react to a stimulus. It is often mistaken for shyness which is the fear of social judgment but they are different.
The problem with our society is that schools and workplaces are designed for extroverts.
You're forced to work with a group on tasks that you can and would rather work on alone.
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Introverts make better leaders
Psychologist Adam Grant said...
Introverts make better leaders. Because they deliver better outcomes by letting their members run with their ideas. Unlike extroverts who tend to get too excited with their ideas.
The great leaders Gandhi and Eleanor Roosevelt led not because they wanted to, but because they were driven to do what they believed was right. (Susan Cain)
Susan Cain on TED Talks
Introverts are more at peace
They say you can find true wisdom and peace in solitude and silence.
God spoke to Moses when He was alone.
God spoke to Elijah in the calmness.
It may not appear that introverts are having a great time because they're mostly just quiet. But don't you envy that calmness and peace?
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No one is a pure introvert or a pure extrovert. He compared the two processes to the heartbeat. There is a rhythmic alternation between the cycle of contraction (introversion), and the cycle of expansion (extroversion).
However, each individual tends to favor one or the other attitude and operates more often in terms of the favored attitude.
Introverts see the world in terms of how it affects them. Extroverts are more concerned with their impact on the world.
Whether you're an introvert or an extrovert, you've got a special gift that only you can offer.
But never underestimate those who are quiet and those who prefer to be alone. Introverts got power too. They're a force to be reckoned with.
Tatsuya Ishida
How about you? Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
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4 comments
i am still trying to figure out what it is
ReplyDeleteAs an introvert, I enjoyed this post very much! Like you, there was time when I tried to go out to socialize but it was not really for me. Now I'm comfortable the way I am :-) The cartoon is so funny :-)
ReplyDeleteI have become one along the years and I am having my own fun as an introvert. Enough of socialising, I am enjoying my own company.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very comforting read!
ReplyDeleteI think that most people got the concept of being an introvert wrong. Schools are not an exemption. In my primary class, extroverts were rewarded for having the "social skills", while introverts were persistently encouraged to get along. For quite sometime, I thought that something was wrong about me. It negatively affected the way I thought and felt about myself.
Introverts are unique, and yes we are powerful!