Introverts Often Work More Slowly And Deliberately.

Another Study, Of 38,000 Knowledge Workers Across Different Sectors, Found That The Simple Act Of Being Interrupted Is One Of The Biggest Barriers To Productivity. Even Multitasking, That Prized Feat Of Modern-day Office Warriors, Turns Out To Be A Myth.

We're Told That To Be Great Is To Be Bold, To Be Happy Is To Be Sociable. We See Ourselves As A Nation Of Extroverts - Which Means That We've Lost Sight Of Who We Really Are. Depending On Which Study You Consult, One Third To One Half Of Americans Are Introverts - In Other Words, One Out Of Every Two Or Three People You Know.

Introversion - Along With Its Cousins Sensitivity, Seriousness, And Shyness - Is Now A Second-class Personality Trait, Somewhere Between A Disappointment And A Pathology.

When You Go To A Football Game And Someone Offers You A Beer [...], They're Really Saying Hi, Have A Glass Of Extroversion.

I've Never Given A Speech Without Being Terrified First.