Identifying as an introvert is the first step. Here’s what you can do after you know the limits of your social battery.

When discussing advantages and disadvantages of well-known personality traits, such as extroversion-introversion, we need to ...

Introverts can sustain attention without constant input. Silence fuels concentration rather than draining it. This allows complex thinking. Depth replaces distraction.

The classic labels of introvert and extrovert have long been used to explain why some people thrive off of social interaction and why some people prefer solitude. While neither one is “better” than ...

Introversion and extroversion are on "opposite ends of a continuum" and not a binary, says William Chopik, a social-personality psychologist at Michigan State University. "People mostly fall somewhere ...

Social introverts, thinking introverts, anxious introverts and restrained introverts all have positive qualities.

Introverts aren't always shy or quiet. These four misconceptions reveal the surprising truth about life on the quieter side.

It's not conscious. It's soothing, the way a kid might pull a blanket closer. When the room feels too loud or too full, the body tries to ground itself. The touch is quiet, repetitive, almost ...

What is an ‘otrovert'? Mental health experts explain the personality type that balances introversion and extroversion, why ...

Whenever I rendezvous with an extroverted friend, I feel a pang of anxiety as an introvert. Will I have space to be my slow, quiet self? Will I have trouble keeping up with their chatter? Usually the ...

Usually the hang is glorious. But sometimes, the energy is off. I've never confronted my extroverted friends about this. So it was validating to hear from Jennifer Kahnweiler, author of The ...

For decades, the world has divided people into two broad personality types, introverts and extroverts. Introverts are known to recharge through solitude and quiet reflection, while extroverts thrive ...