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Welcome to The Introverted Path!
Happy Thursday! Hope everyone has had a spectacular week so far.
Over the next handful of weeks, I am going to start a new series highlighting one introvert superpower each week.
The goal is to help you identify qualities of introverts that not only make us unique, but can give us an advantage in various areas of life.
It’s worth calling out that everyone falls somewhere on an introvert/extrovert spectrum.
It isn’t like someone is only an introvert or only an extrovert.
As I go through this series, I will speaking about traits commonly associated with introverts. But it doesn’t mean that each of these apply to all introverts.
Part 1: Being quiet 🤫
In today’s email:
Introverts’ relationship with being quiet
Why being quiet can be a superpower
Links to other content I enjoyed this week
Let’s dive in 🤙
What is the introvert relationship with being quiet?
I’ve talked before how us introverts need to recharge in solitude.
This differs from extroverts, who usually gain energy from socializing and being around others.
In general, introverts are more comfortable with quiet than extroverts are.
We don’t feel the need to break up silence with conversation & are happy to let others talk.
For most of my life, I considered this a negative.
I saw extroverted behavior being rewarded as something I needed to strive to be like.
But as I have gotten older, I’ve realized there is a lot of strength in quiet.
When you speak infrequently, people pay attention when you talk.
By choosing to chime in to a conversation only when you have something of value to add, people appreciate your inputs.
And being quiet allows us many advantages, 3 of which I will highlight below 👇️
Strengths that come from being quiet
1. Observation
Being comfortable listening allows introverts to pick up more through observation.
Body language, non-verbal cues, emotions in the tone of voice.
These are all things that require someone to intently listen and observe to recognize.
But if done correctly, it can help you to better understands a person’s position or motivations.
2. Building meaningful relationships
Introverts prefer small groups over large groups, and deep conversation over small talk.
This allows introverts to build deeper, more meaningful relationships with people when given the opportunity.
Quality > Quantity.
Listening skills also come into play here, as many people will turn to introverts for advice.
3. Creativity
Many creative outputs are borne out of solitude.
Introverts are deep thinkers; this allows us to really focus in on a problem or a task at hand and come up with creative solutions.
This can be beneficial in work, art, writing, music, or school.
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to be comfortable in silence, which I wrote about here. This can be a huge superpower for introverts and creativity.
Links that I enjoyed this week 💥
Best,
BG