Introverts Living Under The Extroversion Ideal Are

All Personality Traits Have Their Good Side And Their Bad Side. But For A Long Time, We've Seen Introversion Only Through Its Negative Side And Extroversion Mostly Through Its Positive Side.

I Think The Shyness One Feels In Childhood Is Often Overcome With Time. There Are Children Who Hide Behind Their Parents' Legs, But You Don't See Grown-ups Hiding Behind People. It Just Doesn't Happen. I Mean, Not That Often. People Develop Social Skills Over Time.

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."

We Know From Myths And Fairy Tales That There Are Many Different Kinds Of Powers In This World. One Child Is Given A Light Saber, Another A Wizard's Education. The Trick Is Not To Amass All The Different Kinds Of Power, But To Use Well The Kind You've Been Granted.

Some Introverts Are Perfectly Comfortable With Public Speaking; I'm Not One Of Them.