You don’t have to be the life of every party to reap the health benefits. By Dana G. Smith Considering all the research around socializing and longevity, some introverts can be forgiven for feeling ...

We all know people who are the life and soul of the party... and those who would rather do anything else than spend their weekend socialising. More often than not, people tend to have black and white ...

The classic labels of introvert and extrovert have long been used to explain why some people thrive off of social interaction and why some people prefer solitude. While neither one is “better” than ...

There is a meme in modern therapy culture saying that you shouldn’t try to change – you are perfectly imperfect, and that the right people will accommodate your every idiosyncrasy. Relatedly, ...

When I was growing up, it was customary for children to join the scouts once they reached fifth grade, around the age of 9 or 10. My parents bought me the scout uniform with the matching scarf and ...

Swiping fatigue, endless small talk, the pressure to be constantly "on"—if dating today feels draining, you're not alone. And introverts might feel the modern dating fatigue the most. As Gen Z ...

I used to believe that my tendency to be quiet and reflective made me less visible, like I was fading into the background in busy social settings. Yet each time I tried to act more outgoing than I ...

An introvert is a person with qualities of a personality type known as introversion, which means that they feel more comfortable focusing on their inner thoughts and ideas, rather than what’s ...

Some of history’s most notable and successful leaders were known for their intuition: Abraham Lincoln, Oprah Winfrey and Albert Einstein, to name a few. But going with your gut doesn’t work for all ...

Summer is ending. The kids are going back to school. I know the kids are going back to school because of all the commercials with them dancing near lockers to promote the back-to-school sales. And ...

The young woman is focused on reading through her textbook. This is an interesting question, requiring an answer that may be somewhat controversial. So let me start with this caveat, the relationship ...

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