On the face of it, 2014 wasn’t a “huge” year for introverts. It wasn’t nearly as groundbreaking as 2012, when Susan Cain published her book Quiet and gave her now-famous TED talk. Or as viral as 2003, when Jonathan Rauch posted his essay “Caring for Your Introvert” in The Atlantic. But during 2014, introverts were still making some quiet noise.
In 2014 Introvertology’s website was launched. 2014 also saw the birth of “The first online magazine for introverts and highly sensitive people,” and “The First Travel Experience for Introverts by Introverts,” and so many new introvert-focused blogs and websites popped up that I lost count.
The introvert listicles kept coming throughout 2014. Although they still seem to be popular, they’re also starting to annoy a lot of people, and have spawned a few satirical articles.
2014 also saw the launch of Quiet Spaces, a line of office space solutions for introverts.
Introvert Dear and I stirred things up a bit towards the end of the year, by starting a petition to change the dictionary definition of introvert from shy (you can find the petition below).
2014 seems to have been a year when introvert thought leaders started focusing a little more on the needs of the introvert community, and a little less on getting the word out that introverts exist. I think we’re going to look back in a few years and see 2014 as a year of transitions.
Look for a post tomorrow about what I think 2015 will bring! And I’d love to hear what you think about 2014 in the comments section.
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