Why Introverts Make Good Writers

A trip into the busy brain of the introverts

Veronica Llorca-Smith 🍋
ILLUMINATION
Published in
3 min readMay 15, 2023

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Photo Credit: Alexandru Zdrobau — Unsplash

Introverts are fascinating creatures

The terms introvert and extrovert were first socialized in the 1920s by psychologist Carl Jung.

Scientists don’t know for sure the causes of introversion or extroversion. However, researchers have found that introverts have a higher blood flow to their frontal lobe; this is the part of the brain that helps with memory, problem-solving, and planning.

Introverts live in a parallel universe of their own that is often locked with a high-security key: it’s the introverts’ matrix.

They like to think in silence. When you see the quiet people in the room, be aware that the silence is just an illusion: there’s nothing quiet inside, but hundreds of voices and competing ideas. There’s no peace, no rest.

An introvert’s job is to break through the clutter, eliminate the noise and listen to one voice and one only. It’s an exhausting and meticulous task.

But an introvert won’t tell you any of that. They might only share their idea when asked, or sometimes interrogated, and only if it has passed their very high standards.

Introverts don’t like to waste words. Or time.

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