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May 2025

What is Silence, Really?
An introvert’s disappointment with Pico Iyer’s new book, Aflame: Learning from Silence.
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Marcia Yudkin
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Oddball Power: Introverts as Outsiders
For introverts, four significant advantages of being an outsider can compensate for our divergence from society’s ideal personality.
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Marcia Yudkin
Communication: Greek Lessons by Han Kang
Nobel Prize winner Han Kang’s novel Greek Lessons invites us to think about what counts as true communication.
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Marcia Yudkin
An Introvert as Humanitarian
This post pays homage to Eleanor Roosevelt, whose quiet, forceful and principled activism demonstrated how an introvert could have an outsized public…
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Marcia Yudkin
Introverts’ Need for Elbow Room
Personal space preferences vary not only by culture but also by personality.
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Marcia Yudkin

April 2025

Off Center: Introverts and the Spotlight
A look at the tendency of introverts to avoid being the center of attention.
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Marcia Yudkin
Contrast: The Drowned by John Banville
Let’s consider the personality contrast between two characters in John Banville’s outstanding 2024 crime novel, The Drowned.
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Marcia Yudkin
Beware The Introvert Redemption Plot
A plot pattern in some best-selling books and others popularly read in book clubs places introverted characters in a constraining box that subtly harms…
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Marcia Yudkin
The Introvert’s Guide to Energy Management
Despite Planet Extrovert pressures, learn how to keep your mood, stamina and motivation stable.
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Marcia Yudkin

March 2025

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