Until I read Susan Cain's book Quiet I never consciously realized I was ashamed of being an introvert. It was one of life's "aha" moments. I personally don't need to believe introversion is a virtue ...

Here is a common belief for the relationships between introversion and extroversion. I’m going to show how it worsens your life and offer an alternative you will resist and fight against. If you keep ...

On World Introvert Day, we look at some everyday phrases often said to introverts and why they miss the mark. From pushing ...

Big personality tests, such as Myers-Briggs, are undoubtedly popular (and fun to take!). And many of us take sides when it comes to traits like introversion and extroversion, falling into one camp ...

Leadership is often unfairly associated with extraversion, but in a society that seems to cater to the loudest people in the room, even the most introverted individuals can achieve confidence if they ...

I propose the "And" model of introversion and extroversion, rather than the "Or" model. Read part 1 of this series, if you haven't. First, I’ll note that I’m using the terms introversion and ...

I used to believe that my tendency to be quiet and reflective made me less visible, like I was fading into the background in busy social settings. Yet each time I tried to act more outgoing than I ...

Being an introvert and being shy often get lumped together — and in truth, they do share some similarities — but experts explain they are more different than most people realize. Here’s how to tell ...

Kylie Maddox Pidgeon finds social events draining: "It's like social planking. You can do it for a while, but then it hurts," she says. Kylie is a psychologist, academic and introvert. I met Kylie ...

If you've read the comments on this blog, you probably noticed that there are 1,001 ways to be introverted. We can talk about introversion all we want, but the fact is, researchers haven't ...