Introverts Prefer To Work Independently, And Solitude

One Honest Relationship Can Be More Productive Than Fistfuls Of Business Cards.

What Looks Like Multitasking Is Really Switching Back And Forth Between Multiple Tasks, Which Reduces Productivity And Increases Mistakes By Up To 50 Percent.

Psychologists Usually Offer Three Explanations For The Failure Of Group Brainstorming. The First Is Social Loafing: In A Group, Some Individuals Tend To Sit Back And Let Others Do The Work. The Second Is Production Blocking: Only One Person Can Talk Or Produce An Idea At Once, While The Other Group Members Are Forced To Sit Passively. And The Third Is Evaluation Apprehension, Meaning The Fear Of Looking Stupid In Front Of One's Peers.

A Widely Held, But Rarely Articulated, Belief In Our Society Is That The Ideal Self Is Bold, Alpha, Gregarious. Introversion Is Viewed Somewhere Between Disappointment And Pathology.

Solitude Is One Of Our Great Superpowers... Solitude Is The Key To Being Able To Make Effective Decisions And Then Having The Courage Of Convictions To Stand Behind Those Decisions.