Galen’s Prophecy,
Why shouldn’t quiet be strong?
Conversely, high-reactive children may be more likely to develop into artists and writers and scientists and thinkers because their aversion to novelty causes them to spend time inside the familiar—an...
Shyness is about the fear of social judgments - at a job interview or a party you might be excessively worried about what people think of you. Whereas an introvert might not feel any of those things a...
Kids stop learning when they feel emotionally threatened.
Some animals carry their shelter wherever they go. Some humans are just the same.
Learned to not worry so much about the outcome,
To advance our careers, we’re expected to promote ourselves unabashedly.
Psychopaths and heroes are twigs on the same genetic branch.
Ask your child for information in a gentle, nonjudgmental way, with specific, clear questions. Instead of How was your day? try What did you do in math class today? Instead of Do you like your teacher...
We know from myths and fairy tales that there are many different kinds of powers in this world. One child is given a light saber, another a wizard's education. The trick is not to amass all the differ...
The pressure to entertain, to sell ourselves, and never to be visibly anxious keeps ratcheting up.
Functional, moderate guilt, writes Kochanska, may promote future altruism, personal responsibility, adaptive behavior in school, and harmonious, competent, and prosocial relationships with parents, te...
We need to do teacher training to educate them about what temperament means. Shyness is painful and you want to help a child with shyness - but the underlying temperament of being a careful, sensitive...
Solitude can be a catalyst to innovation.
There is no such thing as a pure extrovert or a pure introvert. Such a man would be in the lunatic asylum.
So the next time you see a person with a compose face and a soft voice, remember that inside her mind she might be solving an equation, composing a sonnet, designing a hat. She might, that is, be depl...
Don't let anyone tell you that introverts are anti-social - we are just differently social.
In our society, the ideal self is bold, gregarious, and comfortable in the spotlight. We like to think that we value individuality, but mostly we admire the type of individual who's comfortable 'putti...
…introverts, who sometimes feel as if their propensity for problem talk makes them a drag, should know that they make it safe for others to get serious (239).