Asking others for input puts you in the driver's seat, and may feel less awkward than having to watch yourself on video.

Let's clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates between people.

Introvert, her brain responds with a high level of activity, it is as if several lights start flashing on a control panel.

Your nature is not the problem. The problem is that you have become alienated from your nature -- from your power source.

Introverts are generally more sensitive to low-intensity stimuli - they are mentally alerted to inputs that extroverts may miss.

America is a noisy culture, unlike, say, Finland, which values silence. Individualism, dominant in the U.S. and Germany, promotes the direct, fast-paced style of communication associated with extraversion. Collectivistic societies, such as those in East Asia, value privacy and restraint, qualities more characteristic of introverts.

I am rarely bored alone; I am often bored in groups and crowds.