An 85 Year-Old Study

 I love it when Harvard does studies, particularly when a study has been done for 85 years.  I lean toward being an introvert.  I enjoy being alone, but the study reveals introverts are not successful in life.  I understand this perfectly.  Ask my wife.  Ask anyone.  I have seen so many articles about introverts that I am aboit to throw my phone against the wall.  It is said the squeaky wheel gets the grease.  And it's the extroverts who get all the likes on Facebook and social media.

An introvert gets too much attention and he wants to hide.  I am by nature an introvert.  My thinking is that I was made this way.  But an introvert who acts like an extrovert is doing just this.  How much time does the introvert spend alone?  Probably a lot.  Maybe an introvert is really a manic-depressive and doesn't like it when he's manic.  

Writers and artists, like many musicians, display their work, some by performing, but for an introvert the attention is a living hell.  Some might just like to work alone and never feel lonely.  This extrovert/introvert thing is really overdone.  I'm not she it's either/or.  Most are somewhere in the middle.  But the more extroverted someone seems, the more successful that person will be.  

Sure, some people crave attention, but such people might need professional help.  I was always told that it's the quiet ones one has to watch out for.  And there might be some truth to this.  And an introvert will have just one or two really close friends.

But what makes one either an introvert or an extrovert?  No one seems to know.  I'm sure studies have been done to measure either throughout a person's life.  But it's true that introverts seem disinterested and distant, while they are thinking and are incredibly engaged.  

My point is not to misjudge an introvert.  One never really knows what is in their heads.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave