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May 2023
Introvert FAQs: 11 Frequently Asked Questions About Introversion
My answers to some fundamental questions about introverts
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Marcia Yudkin
Meaning: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Plot gives way to interior revelations in Virginia Woolf’s 1927 portrait of the personalities in and around a British family.
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Marcia Yudkin
The Issue of Mental Health (II)
Further thoughts on what we lose by diagnosing others’ eccentricities and instances of human variation as mental illnesses.
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Marcia Yudkin
Is Your Comfort Zone an Enemy or a Friend?
Should you regularly ignore or override your sense of comfort, as many commentators advise introverts?
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Marcia Yudkin
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April 2023
Happiness Revisited
Are people in countries that have more introverts happier than those in countries dominated by extroverts? This is a tricky question.
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Marcia Yudkin
The Issue of Mental Health (I)
Do we understand historical or fictional figures better if we give them a mental illness diagnosis? And would that diminish their significance for us or…
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Marcia Yudkin
Inaction: Hamlet by William Shakespeare
In the play “Hamlet,” an introvert calls time out from family and state politics to think things through.
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Marcia Yudkin
An Introvert as Deep Thinker
Let’s examine the personality of introvert Isaac Newton, considered by many scientists and historians as the most brilliant man who ever lived.
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Marcia Yudkin
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March 2023
Everyday Prejudices and Subtle Biases
Does it make sense to talk about “microaggressions” against introverts? Let’s look at the thinking and research associated with this term.
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Marcia Yudkin
An Introvert as Reluctant Revolutionary
British naturalist and theorist Charles Darwin overturned centuries of traditional theistic thinking about nature – a revolutionary achievement by…
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Marcia Yudkin
The Hermit Paradox
People who choose to live among few or no other people are challenging for mainstream culture to understand.
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