Let’s unite in our own homes this week

I love creating communities. In college I was the president of two clubs. For a few years I helped my father run a yarn store which had a very popular Sunday knitting circle and events like Martini night. With Introvertology I’ve experimented with events like a...

There’s got to be a better way to blog

I believe that people aren’t made to struggle, that we’re hard-wired to adapt and thrive. But for the past two years I’ve struggled to write blog posts. Coaching has helped to rewrite some of the stories I had been telling myself. But, I’m still...

Perfectionism can steal your downtime

Perfectionism is one of downtime’s biggest enemies. I know, because for much of my life I let perfectionism steal my downtime. In our busy, hyper-connected world where quiet downtime is hard to come by, it’s particularly important for my fellow introverts to be on...

The Introverted Highly Sensitive Person

Guest post by Tessa Armstrong. It wasn’t too long ago that I thought that there was something wrong with me. Why did I sleep so much? Why did it feel like I was taking on all the energy of the world? Why did I feel so intensely about the poverty and sadness of the...

You don’t have to be an extrovert to build a successful career

Adam Grant’s new book Originals is fascinating. It busts myths about our assumptions around the way leaders and mavericks behave and think. For instance, you might think that most successful entrepreneurs are extroverts because they don’t mind being out there, talking...