I am perhaps the most introverted person that I know. Someone once even called me "almost dead," but in fact I am only quiet, quiet in a way that not everyone understands. Society favors the active, the loud, the confident, the extroverted. In the classrooms, in the office, at social events, it's the extroverts that … Continue reading The Benefits of Being an Introvert
Every now and then, I put on my hat and go to a small cinema where they screen mostly European films. Each time I notice without fail at least half a dozen women scattered among the audience, seated on chairs like islands, with two or more empty seats around them which never fill up. I … Continue reading Why Do Some Women Go to the Cinema Alone?
For many years I compared myself to others and suffered because of it. That's what we tend to do: determine our significance -- or lack of -- by comparing ourselves to those around us and their achievements. We were raised that way and taught at school to do it, and the competitive nature of modern … Continue reading (Un)Comparing Ourselves to Others
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