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Outrageously Successful Introverts

by Chris
September 3rd, 2013

Laura Schocker of The Huffington Post has given us a list of outrageously successful introverts, some of which may surprise you.

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 Emma Watson  “It’s interesting,  because people say things to me like, ‘It’s really cool that you don’t go out and get drunk all the time and go to clubs,’ and I’m just like, I mean, I appreciate that, but I’m kind of an introverted kind of person just by nature, it’s not like a conscious choice that I’m making necessarily. It’s genuinely who I am.”

eleanor3 Eleanor Roosevelt  “Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.”

 

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 Christina Aguilera   “Because, besides being petite, she is, it seems, shy. She tells me that she has always been ‘intense and introverted’ and that, as a result, she’s felt like an outsider her entire life.”   (Gaby Wood)

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 Abraham Lincoln  “In the nation’s earlier years it was easier for introverts to earn respect,” Susan Cain said. “America once embodied what the cultural historian Warren Susman called a ‘Culture of Character,’ which valued inner strength, integrity, and the good deeds you performed when no one was looking. You could cut an impressive figure by being quiet, reserved, and dignified.”

xx2a David Letterman  used to marvel at “the aerodynamic properties of toast.”

 

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 J.K. Rowling   “The Harry Potter author has described herself as an introvert, particularly when she refers to her childhood.” (Susan Cain)

g2 Bill Gates   “Bill Gates is quiet and bookish, but apparently unfazed by others’ opinions of him: he’s an introvert, but not shy.”  (Susan Cain)

 

c2Courteney Cox  “I’m a homebody. I like to have people over, but I’m a little socially not — I don’t love it. David — he doesn’t drink anymore, he’s completely sober — but he likes to go out and dance. He really is a very gregarious guy. He’s very outgoing. I’m much more of an introvert.”

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 Albert Einstein  “The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.”

 

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 Mahatma Gandhi  “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”

 

 

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 Laura Bush  From USA Today: “For an admitted introvert, Laura Bush remarkably has evolved into a very effective speaker.”

 

rosa2 Rosa Parks  “When she died in 2005 at the age of 92, the flood of obituaries recalled her as soft-spoken, sweet, and small in stature. They said she was ‘timid and shy‘ but had ‘the courage of a lion.’ They were full of phrases like ‘radical humility’ and ‘quiet fortitude.‘”

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 Audrey Hepburn   “I’m an introvert … I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.”

 

wb2 Warren Buffett  “Success in investing doesn’t correlate with IQ. Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing.”

 

roy2 Roy Rogers  “I’m an introvert at heart. And show business — even though I’ve loved it so much — has always been hard for me.”

 

cb2 Candice Bergen  “I’m an introvert and my husband is like the mayor.” 

 

gs2 George Stephanopoulos  “Despite my job chatting people up, I’m an introvert.”

 

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Tags : abraham lincoln, albert einstein, audrey hepburn, bill gates, business, candice bergen, career, christina aguilera, courteney cox, david letterman, eleanor roosevelt, emma watson, george stephanopoulos, j.k. rowling, laura bush, laura schocker, mahatma gandhi, popularity, power, rosa parks, roy rogers, warren buffett
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Robin Williams – Flaming Introvert

by Chris
June 22nd, 2013

Robin Williams is an introvert! Am I the last to discover that? Of course I rushed all over Google trying to verify this and I came up with:

Robin Williams Inside the Actors Studio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AHOErukoKcI#at=12

At 7:30 of the interview, James Lipton (the interviewer) tells Robin Williams that Mike Meyers describes himself as a “site-specific extravert and an introvert for most of the rest of the time” and asks if there’s an introverted Robin Williams. Robin says yes. He uses the introversion to “absorb” things around him for his comedy. He calls himself “introverted, quiet, and absorbent.”

I really couldn’t be more surprised – of all the flaming extraverts to turn out to be an introvert! And yet, I’ve done that myself. Maybe you have too. I like that phrase: “A site-specific extravert.”

As I think of it, it occurs to me that the comedy of Robin Williams might not have such depth if he didn’t have a quiet, internal place to bring all that he has “absorbed” and process it, coming up with points where we might see ourselves (or others?) and burst out laughing.

I have to admit, stand-up comedy is not something that leaps to mind when I think of jobs for introverts. But Robin Williams shows us how it’s done. Here’s another, if you like –

Robin Williams: The Introvert Dictator – Set List,  Stand-Up Without a Net

What a flaming introvert! And a wonderful example of the creative power of introversion.

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Janet
March 20th, 2013

The Perks of Being a WallflowerI was really looking forward to watching this movie. What introvert wouldn’t be keen to see a movie that celebrates introversion?

My husband even said, “I didn’t think there were any perks to  being a wallflower,” to which I replied, “You need to read The Introvert Advantage!”

Well anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. The characters and the story were interesting, the acting was good, and it was especially fun to see Emma Watson in a role so totally different from Hermione Grainger. But in terms of fulfilling what the title (and the description on IMDb) promised, I was frankly a little disappointed.

To me, Charlie (the main character) wasn’t an introvert – he was a young man with a mental illness – and that’s a stereotype we’re trying very hard to dispel, that introversion and mental illness are somehow interconnected.

Charlie’s self-esteem and mental well-being hinged very much on his interaction with other people. He needed and wanted to be popular. He didn’t crave alone time, or even seem to value it very much. Yes, he was quiet, but that in itself doesn’t define him as an introvert.

Yet, I suspect that many of us can relate to this line:

I know who you are, Sam. I know I’m quiet… and, and I should speak more. But if you knew the things that were in my head most of the time, you’d know what I really meant. How, how much we’re alike and, and how we’ve been through things…

Overall though, the movie was great, and it’s easy to see why it has won nine awards and been nominated for 22 others.

Have you seen it, or read the novel it was based on? I’d love to know what you thought of it.

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How Private Are You?

by Janet
February 11th, 2007

As a general rule, we introverts tend to value our privacy, and may therefore be seen by others as being secretive. An example that comes to mind is an episode of “Dharma and Greg” where Dharma discovered that Greg had a locked box and felt he was keeping secrets from her when he wouldn’t let her see what was in it. As an introvert, I understood that it was just something he chose not to share, and I am that way with some things, but not everything. I am usually pretty comfortable answering a direct question, even if I wouldn’t be likely to volunteer the information otherwise.

I was therefore a little uncomfortable last week when a colleague “tagged” me in his blog with a challenge to write about five little known facts about myself. Another part of me decided it could be fun, and realized I didn’t have to reveal my deepest secrets, just stuff that would not normally come up. So I took the challenge and wrote about it in my own blog.

The other side of the game is that you have to tag five other bloggers to do the same. Not knowing many bloggers who hadn’t already participated, I took the easy way out and tagged my three fellow contributors to this blog, Marki, Chris and Dr. Maggie. Will they do it? Watch this blog and find out!

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The Station Agent

by Janet
February 6th, 2007

I watched The Station Agent on DVD this past weekend. The main character, Fin, moves to Newfoundland, New Jersey, after inheriting an abandoned train station from a friend, where he becomes friends with Joe and Olivia. The movie is excellent and received a number of awards, but what I really enjoyed was the interaction between Fin and Joe.

Fin is clearly an introvert and has absolutely no hesitation in telling Joe that he prefers to go for walks alone. People who don’t understand introverts could easily view this as being snobbish, unfriendly, or even rude, and I’m sure we’ll all worn those labels at one time or another.

Joe, on the other hand, is clearly an extravert, and is constantly seeking Fin’s company. At one point when Fin says he just wants to read, Joe convinces him to come and sit with him, telling him, “I’ll read too.” He lasted only 20 minutes before he wanted to start talking again.

If you haven’t yet seen this movie, I highly recommend it.

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The Monastery Cat

by Chris
January 29th, 2007

ph03058i.jpgAmong my introvert pastimes is a radio show on Monday evenings, featuring a French priest on Bible studies. I’m not particularly religious, but I like the Bible and I am absolutely a sucker for a beautiful voice. This priest’s voice is a little bit of heaven. I’m there every Monday evening enjoying my quiet time with the radio.

In January, he apologized for his voice. He had caught the flu. Oh, what a terrible flu! Of course he turned this to good account, because we’re studying the Book of Job. He could relate to how Job felt and suggested that we could, too.

He went on to tell us of the most unfortunate moment, on a Sunday morning, when he was so sick that he couldn’t fulfill his responsibilities at the monastery where he lives. He explained (in French) that he is “responsable du chat” – responsible for the cat. He was so sick that he could not meet this responsibility.

And yet, how charming of those priests to make this poor (old?) man feel useful – they put him in charge of the cat. It’s sad and sweet, in a way. And then the poor soul got sick and couldn’t look after the cat, how awful. He felt that he’d let the Community down. Another priest commiserated with him and said, much like one of Job’s comforters, ”If you’d looked after yourself you wouldn’t be sick.” Which made him feel even worse.

And then I realized.

He didn’t say “chat” – he said “chant.”

He’s not responsible for the cat – he’s responsible for the Gregorian chant – the choir.

Oh. Nevermind.

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