Picture yourself at a crowded party. There's barely room to put down your drink, let alone breathe. There are so many people, ...

Anywhere from 30-50% of you reading this column may often identify with this situation: You are driving home from a community board or committee meeting, or perhaps you just clicked the red “Leave ...

How creative are you now, compared to when you were a child? A) More creative B) About as creative C) Less creative For most people, the answer is (sadly) C. Children are famously more creative than ...

In elementary school, many children receive comments from teachers with a recurring theme: being too quiet. Well-intentioned (yet forceful) suggestions like “she needs to speak up more” and “she ...

If you’re a homebody or enjoy quiet, personal time, you’re probably an introvert. In other words, you “recharge” by spending time alone (or in small groups with close loved ones) and prefer those ...

I first read Susan Cain's Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking sitting by a pool in Las Vegas. I remember moving along nicely through the book when I came across a ...

Now that the Olympic buzz has settled, there are a few valuable lessons to be learned from the world’s top athletes that could help the rest of us. Over the first week of the Olympics, Australian ...

Now that the busy-ness of the season is coming to an end, people feel exhaustion of all kinds. After an extended time of socializing with friends, family, co-workers and more, the new year brings ...

After growing up convinced he was somehow flawed, Peter Vogt realized he was simply an introvert in an extroverts' world. Now he teaches others how to embrace the power of their deep-thinking brains.

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