Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes

by Jessica Pan

They sigh from relief at the sheer joy of missing out, because they are so happy to be on their sofas and not there,

I would say 90 percent of my acquaintances don’t even know that I’m an introvert because I take such pains to hide it.

There are a lot of heated debates about what defines an introvert or an extrovert. The main accepted definition is that introverts get their energy from being alone, whereas extroverts get their energy from being around other people.

I always assumed that all introverts were shy, but apparently some introverts can be ultraconfident in groups or capable of smoothly delivering presentations. What makes them introverts is that they just can’t take stimulation and large crowds for extended periods of time.1

He had a separate world, and I had only him.

Introverts tend to hate chitchat (it’s an awkward social interaction but also meaningless and unrewarding),

I’m antisocial anywhere after hour three, which is when I turn into dust. Grumpy dust.

pets’ Halloween costumes (introvert whimsy).