I’m an introvert. This became pretty hard to ignore as I climbed the leadership ladder and ran into its most dreaded feature: constant social interaction. As far as I could tell, the extraverts had ...

Introversion has a negative connotation in the popular understanding of the term—perhaps unfairly. On its face, and in comparison with its counter dimension (extroversion), it simply denotes one who ...

Are people who stay single less extraverted than people who marry? That's a question that's been posed in the comments section of this blog a number of times. A relevant study suggests that the answer ...

Representative stock image of a person in a quiet setting. This person did not participate in the studies discussed, and the image does not establish their personality. Image by Thought Catalog on ...

A recent study has found that Japanese people are becoming increasingly introverted. The background for this trend is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Introversion has become one of the most talked-about ...