Open-plan Offices Have Been Found To Reduce

I Had Always Imagined Rosa Parks As A Stately Woman With A Bold Temperament, Someone Who Could Easily Stand Up To A Busload Of Glowering Passengers. But When She Died In 2005 At The Age Of Ninety-two, The Flood Of Obituaries Recalled Her As Soft-spoken, Sweet, And Small In Stature. They Said She Was "timid And Shy" But Had "the Courage Of A Lion." They Were Full Of Phrases Like "radical Humility" And "quiet Fortitude.

You're Told That You're In Your Head Too Much, A Phrase That's Often Deployed Against The Quiet And Cerebral. Or Maybe There's Another Word For Such People: Thinkers.

I Get A Lot Of Letters From Introverts Asking How They Can Meet People. The Key Is To Make Sure That You Are Doing Things You Enjoy.

The Other Thing Aron Found About Sensitive People Is That Sometimes They're Highly Empathic. It's As If They Have Thinner Boundaries Separating Them From Other People's Emotions And From The Tragedies And Cruelties Of The World. They Tend To Have Unusually Strong Consciences. ... They're Acutely Aware Of The Consequences Of A Lapse In Their Own Behavior.

Love Is Essential, Gregariousness Is Optional.