Why Introverts Love Looking Out a Window

In the second of two summer reruns, let's ponder the enigmatic act of looking out the window and what this means for introverts. This post originally ran in April 2024.

During one of those half-random Internet searches that land you in strange territory, I happened upon a parent’s blog post describing a tense parent/teacher conference. A contemptuous high-school teacher cited the blogger’s son looking out the window as evidence of the kid being disrespectful and unprepared for class. The father asked his son, who was present at the meeting, why he was looking out the window. “I was thinking,” was the reply. At this, the teacher rolled his eyes.

“Oh boy,” I thought. “Who is disrespecting whom?”

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