Some findings reveal extroverts as more adept at reading nonverbal cues, and attribute this to the extrovert's greater interest and experience with social interactions. Another line of research using subliminal images of facial emotion found introverts to be more sensitive to the differences, and hypothesized that this may be why introverts regulate the amount of incoming social information.
I am rarely bored alone; I am often bored in groups and crowds. - Laurie Helgoe
I am rarely bored alone; I am often bored in groups and crowds.
- Laurie Helgoe
Introverts are collectors of thoughts, and solitude is where the collection is curated and rearranged to make sense of the present and future. - Laurie Helgoe
Introverts are collectors of thoughts, and solitude is where the collection is curated and rearranged to make sense of the present and future.
Let's clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates betw… - Laurie Helgoe
Let's clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates betw…
Quiet is might. Solitude is strength. Introversion is power. - Laurie Helgoe
Quiet is might. Solitude is strength. Introversion is power.
As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is we generally like our own company, a quality that extroverts o… - Laurie Helgoe
As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is we generally like our own company, a quality that extroverts o…
Introverts keep their best stuff inside—that is, until it is ready. And this drives extroverts crazy! The explanation for the introvert’s behavior—an… - Laurie Helgoe
Introverts keep their best stuff inside—that is, until it is ready. And this drives extroverts crazy! The explanation for the introvert’s behavior—an…
Though introverts are drained by interaction, we can take immense pleasure in watching the scene around us. - Laurie Helgoe
Though introverts are drained by interaction, we can take immense pleasure in watching the scene around us.
Reading is like travel, allowing you to exit your own life for a bit, and to come back with a renewed, even inspired, perspective. - Laurie Helgoe
Reading is like travel, allowing you to exit your own life for a bit, and to come back with a renewed, even inspired, perspective.
Extroverts want us to have fun, because they assume we want what they want. And sometimes we do. But "fun" itself is a "bright" word, the kind of wor… - Laurie Helgoe
Extroverts want us to have fun, because they assume we want what they want. And sometimes we do. But "fun" itself is a "bright" word, the kind of wor…
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