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December 2024

Is This the Season of Missing Out?
Fear of Missing Out is widespread enough today to have a popular nickname: FOMO. How is it experienced – or not – by introverts?
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Marcia Yudkin
Unknowable: Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler
Both the positive and the negative aspects of the strong, silent man stereotype come up in Anne Tyler’s novel Breathing Lessons.
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Universal? Maybe Not
My thoughts on various claims about universal human needs and feelings.
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Marcia Yudkin

November 2024

The Shadow Side of Introvert Strengths
Each ability characteristic of introverts has an extreme where a personality strength turns into a weakness.
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Marcia Yudkin
Thoughts on Introverts and Ambition
Do extroverts and introverts differ in how they show ambition? I offer an educated guess.
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Marcia Yudkin
An Introvert as Entertainer
Let’s consider some themes in the life of dancer, singer and actor Fred Astaire, an introvert to the core.
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Marcia Yudkin
A Project: All the Names by José Saramago
This month, the Internet Book Club tackles a Nobel Prize-winning author's take on bureaucracy and individuality.
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Marcia Yudkin

October 2024

The Resiliency of Introverts
Do extroverts and introverts differ in how well we bounce back from adversity? And if so, how?
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Marcia Yudkin
An Introvert as Public Intellectual
John Maynard Keynes – “Maynard” to his friends – wielded tremendous world influence through the brilliance and values he honed in the insulated clubs of…
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Marcia Yudkin
Saying “No”: Pathological or Life-Enhancing?
To some, a lot of saying “no” promotes autonomy and independence. To others, more saying “yes” is the road to a better life.
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Marcia Yudkin
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