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Or At School You Might Have Been Prodded To Come “out Of Your Shell”—that Noxious Expression Which Fails To Appreciate That Some Animals Naturally Carry Shelter Everywhere They Go, And That Some Humans Are Just The Same.

There Are Only A Few People Out There Who Can Completely Overcome Their Fears, And They All Live In Tibet.

Our Culture Is Biased Against Quiet And Reserved People, But Introverts Are Responsible For Some Of Humanity's Greatest Achievements.

Introversion- Along With Its Cousins Sensitivity, Seriousness, And Shyness- Is Now A Second-class Personality Trait, Somewhere Between A Disappointment And A Pathology. Introverts Living In The Extrovert Ideal Are Like Women In A Man's World, Discounted Because Of A Trait That Goes To The Core Of Who They Are. Extroversion Is An Enormously Appealing Personality Style, But We've Turned It Into An Oppressive Standard To Which Most Of Us Feel We Must Conform.

In Our Society, The Ideal Self Is Bold, Gregarious, And Comfortable In The Spotlight. We Like To Think That We Value Individuality, But Mostly We Admire The Type Of Individual Who’s Comfortable "putting Himself Out There."