Archive - Introvert UpThink

Castaway: Isola by Allegra Goodman

A 2025 novel offers a vivid portrait of a sixteenth-century French noblewoman marooned out of spite on a rocky, remote island.

Jan 15 • Marcia Yudkin

Can Introverts Delegate Social Connecting?

Many introverts dislike meet-and-greets, especially introducing themselves to strangers. Can social connections be delegated to more gregarious friends…

Jan 8 • Marcia Yudkin

December 2025

ICYMI Introvert UpThink 2025

Best wishes for 2026! In this post, I feature my top five Introvert UpThink posts from 2025.

Dec 29, 2025 • Marcia Yudkin

Along the Personality Spectrum, Who Dreams? Who Awakens?

Follow me as I ponder the meaning and wisdom of a provocative quote from Carl Jung.

Dec 18, 2025 • Marcia Yudkin

Apart: The Enigma of Arrival by V.S. Naipaul

An introverted transplant from another hemisphere experiences a new environment through detached observation.

Dec 11, 2025 • Marcia Yudkin

Your Introvert Reset Button

When you’re peopled out, simple rest may not restore you. Learn how to identify what actually leads to recovery for you.

Dec 4, 2025 • Marcia Yudkin

November 2025

Persona vs. Personality: The Case of Diane Keaton

Let’s remember that the way someone comes across in public is not necessarily their true self. Case in point: Diane Keaton.

Nov 27, 2025 • Marcia Yudkin

An Introvert’s Guide to Observation

Introverts’ natural tendency to observe can always be improved further. Here’s how.

Nov 20, 2025 • Marcia Yudkin

Pretense: Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner

This prize-winning novel examines an introvert’s dilemmas over social acceptability.

Nov 13, 2025 • Marcia Yudkin

The High-Agency Introvert

I investigate a sudden fuss over so-called “high-agency people” and consider the relevance for introverts.

Nov 6, 2025 • Marcia Yudkin

October 2025

Slow Thinking? No Apologies Needed

According to researchers, introverts think and react somewhat more slowly than extroverts. It’s nothing to be ashamed of.

Oct 30, 2025 • Marcia Yudkin

Introverts and “The Barbie Problem”

Expectations and the meaning of social gestures can tie introverts up in a knot.

Oct 23, 2025 • Marcia Yudkin

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