Archive - Introvert UpThink

What is Solitude, Really?

An introvert’s “Meh” about the book Lookout: Love, Solitude and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest by Trina Moyles.

12 hrs ago • Marcia Yudkin

January 2026

The Art of the Graceful Goodbye – for Introverts

Someone who slips away from a party without announcing their exit is probably an introvert. Here’s their rationale and how to do it better.

Jan 29 • Marcia Yudkin

Reader Stories 1: The Introverted Students’ Reward

by Michael Smith

Jan 22

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

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