Introvert Quote of the Week: April 27

ByJenn Granneman

This might just be every introvert’s dream:

The truth is that you often feel more lonely in a crowded room than when you’re by yourself. What you really want is to have a meaningful conversation with someone you truly connect with. Or better yet, you’d relish the comfort of sitting with someone in silence — someone who you don’t need to explain yourself to because they just get you.

Michaela Chung, Alone, But Not Lonely: 7 Steps To True Connection For Introverts

I’m the founder of this community and the author of two books: THE SECRET LIVES OF INTROVERTS, a manifesto for all the “quiet ones,” and SENSITIVE, an Amazon Best Book of the Year. An educator and a journalist, I’ve been featured in the NY Times, the Washington Post, Oprah Daily, the Guardian, and more. I started Introvert, Dear in 2013 because I wanted to write about what it was like being an introvert living in an extrovert’s world. My mission is simple: to empower introverts and sensitive people to embrace their strengths — and to start seeing their nature as a good thing. Since embracing my own introversion and sensitivity, I live a pleasantly boring life with my son in St. Paul, Minnesota.