Signs You are an Introvert

1. Find small talk cumbersome.

2. Go to parties, but not to meet people.

3. Often feel alone in a crowd.

4. Networking makes you feel like a phony.

5. Been called “too intense”.

6. Easily distracted.

7. Downtime doesn’t feel unproductive to you.

8. Giving a talk in front of 500 people is less stressful than having to mingle with those people afterwards.

9. Sit at the end of the bench on the subway – not in the middle.  

10. Start to shut down after you’ve been active for too long.

11. In a relationship with an extrovert.

12. Rather be an expert at one thing than try to do everything.

13. Actively avoid any shows that might involve audience participation.

14. Screen all your calls – even from your friends.

15. Notice details that others don’t.

16. Have a constantly running inner monologue.

17. Have low blood pressure.

18. Been called an “old soul” – since your 20’s.

19. Don’t feel “high” from your surroundings.

20. Look at the big picture.

21. Been told to “come out of your shell”

22. You’re a writer.

23. Alternate between phases of work and solitude, and periods of social activity.

I am 1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,21,22, and 23. Eighteen of 23.

From the Huffington Post, not my usual source for information.