A good rule of thumb is that any environment that consistently leaves you feeling bad about who you are is the wrong environment.

When an introvert cares about someone, she also wants contact, not so much to keep up with the events of the other person's life, but to keep up with what's inside: the evolution of ideas, values, thoughts, and feelings.

As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is we generally like our own company, a quality that extroverts often envy. We find comfort in solitude and know how to soothe ourselves.

A good rule of thumb is that any environment that consistently leaves you feeling bad about who you are is the wrong environment.

Though introverts are drained by interaction, we can take immense pleasure in watching the scene around us.

Extroverts want us to have fun, because they assume we want what they want. And sometimes we do. But "fun" itself is a "bright" word, the kind of word that comes with flashing lights and an exclamation point! One of Merriam-Webster's definitions of "fun" is "violent or excited activity or argument." The very word makes me want to sit in a dimly lit room with lots of pillows-by myself.

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