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Getting in touch with my inner marketer feels really, really hard given how strong my expert and coach muscles are right now.

I'm laughing out loud typing this, because externalizing it reminds me that in a past life I was a *literal marketing expert* -- with the awards sitting on the shelf behind me to back that up -- and *that* expert inside me knows that the place to start is storytelling.

إِنْـطِـواءْ (introversion)

Among all the psychological schemes that describe behavior, I'd argue that introversion is the one that is the most misunderstood or misinterpreted; at least by the public domain I'd say.
Commonly, people imagine introvert people as those who just don't like to be around others much, or find their joy when being alone, or even shy. While all of that do have some truth in it, but it's not all the truth there is to be.
Introverts still yearn for that social connection - they can still go out and even party, but their "social battery" is just short-lived. They are picky when it comes to whom they connect with, because the wrong connection can easily cause their battery to be depleted. Now, imagine such individuals being in a social circle which has no connection at all - definitely, there is no way to recharge their batteries; Such batteries which are essential to let them feel good about themselves and that they are not going in this life alone, fighting all the invisible beasts of this life on their own. For this reason, I'd say, most introverts are mistaken to be loners or lonely people. For the majority of cases, they are indeed so, because they can't find the proper connection they are yearning for. The world feels, to them, just a jungle with roaring animals without any meaningful aim or purpose but to show the power and might of each one of them. Thus, the nutshell tightens as the time ticks away off their lives.
The next time you see a loner or seemingly a lonely person, check them out, as they might just be some introverts who lost connections to the outside world, and might need help to find one, before their batteries die out - like me…

#introversion #introvert #lonely #loner #alone #behavior #psyche #psychology #match #matches #matchsticks #goodmorning

I think #introversion is one of the most disrespected conditions. Absolutely no one ever feels any remorse about talking to random strangers, but it always feels like I've been assaulted when they do. I can't even complain about it because "people are just being friendly".

“I am physically present here, so therefore I’m available for whatever your deal is” is NOT part of the social contract.

I’m not here to be marketed to.

I’m not here to be proselytized.

I’m not here to be shouted at.

I’m not interested in talking about your cause.

I don’t have any money to give you, no matter how much you need it.

I. Am. Not. Here. To. Engage. I’m just out for a walk, by myself, to think or to clear my head or to just be alone for a moment.


#introversion

FOR INTROVERTED PET OWNERS ONLY: How much overlap exists within the trait cluster "introvert" + "dog OWNER" + "cat OWNER"? Let's find out. Please choose ONE of the below selections that apply, so we can make our very own Mastodon community Venn diagram of sorts via this poll. Are you a...?

People have always joked that I don’t sleep. Actually it’s more that I work at unusual hours. My #erratic sleep schedule is a function of my mental/emotional #energy cycles, and has been true from a very young age. I used to believe this was part of my #introversion. I’ve recently accepted this is part of my #neurodiversity and #autism.

It’s still important to be functional during “normal” hours. I feel so much more productive at these other times. #actuallyautistic @actuallyautistic