...i Also Believe That Introversion Is My

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."

You Once Said To Would Like To Sit Beside Me While I Write. Listen In That Case I Could Not Write At All. For Writing Means Revealing One Self To Excess; That Utmost Of Self-revelation And Surrender, In Which A Human Being, When Involved With Others, Would Feel He Was Losing Himself, And From Which, Therefore, He Will Always Shrink As Long As He Is In His Right Mind...that Is Why One Can Never Be Alone Enough When One Writes, Why There Can Never Be Enough Silence Around One When One Writes, Why Even Night Is Not Night Enough.

...remember The Dangers Of The New Groupthink. If It's Creativity You're After, Ask Your Employees To Solve Problems Alone Before Sharing Their Ideas. If You Want The Wisdom Of The Crowd, Gather It Electronically, Or In Writing, And Make Sure People Can't See Each Other's Ideas Until Everyone Has Had A Chance To Contribute.

I'm Not Saying Abolish Group Work - I Think There's A Time And A Place For People To Come Together And Exchange Ideas, But Let's Restore The Respect We Once Had For Solitude. And We Need To Be Much More Mindful Of The Way We Come Together.

Spend Your Free Time The Way You Like, Not The Way You Think You're Supposed To. Stay Home On New Year's Eve If That's What Makes You Happy. Skip The Committee Meeting. Cross The Street To Avoid Making Aimless Chitchat With Random Acquaintances. Read. Cook. Run. Write A Story. Make A Deal With Yourself That You'll Attend A Set Number Of Social Events In Exchange For Not Feeling Guilty When You Beg Off.