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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
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Marcia Yudkin
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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
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Marcia Yudkin
3
An Introvert’s Guide to Observation
Introverts’ natural tendency to observe can always be improved further. Here’s how.
Nov 20
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Marcia Yudkin
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Pretense: Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
This prize-winning novel examines an introvert’s dilemmas over social acceptability.
Nov 13
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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
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Marcia Yudkin
3
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
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Marcia Yudkin
4
Introverts and “The Barbie Problem”
Expectations and the meaning of social gestures can tie introverts up in a knot.
Oct 23
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Marcia Yudkin
3
Who Commands Attention? Any Personality Can
Do you need an imperious personality for people to do as you say or even to listen? Definitely not! Introverts, that includes you.
Oct 16
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Marcia Yudkin
1
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Steadiness: My Antonia by Willa Cather
Thoughts on how an introvert makes a perfect narrator for a portrait of a larger-than-life, extroverted character.
Oct 9
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Marcia Yudkin
Are Introverts Mentally Ill? The Case of Emily Bronte
Was Emily Bronte, author of Wuthering Heights, psychologically abnormal? The reasons for such assessments still affect introverts today, more than 150…
Oct 2
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Marcia Yudkin
5
September 2025
Do Extroverts Stay Sharp Longer? Introverts Critique the News
Astute New York Times readers challenged a report on extroverted “super-agers” keeping their minds sharp longer than introverts.
Sep 25
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Marcia Yudkin
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Your Daily Dose of Solitude
Is there a recommended daily amount of solitude that relaxes us while holding off loneliness? Research actually has much to say about this.
Sep 18
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Marcia Yudkin
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