There are excuses, and there’s mental health. Add stereotypes to the mix, and you have a society of patterns trying to live up to an unrealistic set of expectations that defines success created by unreasonable humans in positions of power.
Lessons learned from life as an introvert
1) I’m still learning
2) Read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
Book by Susan Cain
3) Read a post I wrote earlier this year: 11 Ways The Professional Introvert Can Practice Self Care…
…h parties, extravert activities, and networking. I used to fuel off those opportunities and events. But once you combine depression, imposter syndrome and introversion, it’s like creating a mind poison. A slow poison that tells you not to go to any events, not to send emails that could lead to valuable opportunities. A poison that says, shut out the world and you’re not good enough.