Opus 2026-027: Understand Your Neighborhood Introvert

Yesterday was totally exhausting.  I found it hard to get up and move over to go to bed.  And looking back most people would say, “What did you do that was so energy sapping?”  That’s hard to explain to people who are not introverts.

I spent my whole day involved with people.  That involve talking.  That involved listening.  Most straining of all is simply the presence of other people.  I had a great time.  I visited with friends.  I spent time with my son.  I talked to my wife.  I am exhausted.

Introverts are drained by other people.  We don’t hate people.  We are quite capable of engaging in conversation.  The point is that at the end of that conversation our batteries are already starting to get into the red zone.  We are drained.  We need time to recover and recoup.

So if your local introvert is screening calls and doesn’t answer when you dial, it’s may not be because they don’t want to talk to you.  It’s just that they don’t want to talk to you.

Be kind.  Deal with it.

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