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Related: About this forumThe Power of Introverts...yep, we have power!!!
This is a marvelous self affirming short TED talk about the upside of being an introvert.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
( and if you want to share it, feel free to rec)
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The Power of Introverts...yep, we have power!!! (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
Mar 2013
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Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)1. DU Rec
Warpy
(113,131 posts)2. Well, we would if we weren't forced to adapt
to the cult of the extrovert.
I look forward to the day when people realize that charming, voluble people are mostly full of shit and go to introverts for brainstorming ideas.
Still Blue in PDX
(1,999 posts)3. I have to agree with you. nt
ConcernedCanuk
(13,509 posts)7. "charming, voluble people are mostly full of shit"
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Well said!!
for the curious
"voluble" =
talkative - loquacious - garrulous - glib - verbose
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ChazInAz
(2,814 posts)4. Thank you.
What a wonderful, lovely person. I qvelled! Her message was just what this introvert needed to hear today.
IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)5. Somewhere around here
I have a book called 'The Joy of Solitude'. It's a great read.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,011 posts)6. Thank you...I have heard of it.