Your Needs Are Just as Important as Everyone Else’s
It’s not uncommon for highly sensitive introverts to put other people’s needs before their own. But this can have an unhelpful consequence.
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It’s not uncommon for highly sensitive introverts to put other people’s needs before their own. But this can have an unhelpful consequence.
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1. You have higher productivity levels.
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1. Don’t ever force yourself to be someone you’re not.