12 Reasons to Celebrate Introverts on World Introvert Day (Jan. 2)
World Introvert Day is a time to bring awareness to what it means to be an introvert — and to show the world that being a “quiet one” is something awesome, not shameful.
Jenn Granneman is the founder of IntrovertDear.com and the author of The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World. Jenn is a contributor to Psychology Today, HuffPost, Susan Cain’s Quiet Revolution, Upworthy, The Mighty, The Muse, Motherly, and a number of other outlets. She has appeared on the BBC and in Buzzfeed and Glamour magazine. Jenn started Introvert, Dear because she wanted to write about what it was like being an introvert living in an extrovert's world. Now she's on a mission: to let introverts everywhere know it's okay to be who they are.
World Introvert Day is a time to bring awareness to what it means to be an introvert — and to show the world that being a “quiet one” is something awesome, not shameful.
Show your introvert pride on World Introvert Day. Download these images and share them on social media Jan. 2.
The new year is a time of reinvention. So, here’s the New Year’s resolution each introverted Myers-Briggs personality type should make.
Many introverts are naturally gifted writers — so why do they clam up or draw a blank when speaking?
“Sorry I’m late, I didn’t want to come.” -introverts
The artist hopes her comics will show fellow “quiet ones” that they are not alone in their introvert quirks, and they don’t need to be fixed.
Due to their wiring, highly sensitive people observe more, think more, and move slower — which is a good thing.
You didn’t choose the introvert life. The introvert life chose you.
For introverts, the energy drain of toxic people can hit even harder — which is why it’s crucial for us to recognize and deal with them head-on.
There’s nothing shameful about being an introvert. In fact, the more you embrace your child’s quiet nature, the happier he or she will be.