When You're More Focused In

Shyness Is Inherently Uncomfortable; Introversion Is Not. The Traits Do Overlap, Though Psychologists Debate To What Degree.

I'm Insatiably Curious About Human Nature. I Feel Very Lucky That As A Writer I Get To Learn So Much About It Just To Do My Job Right.

Spend Your Free Time The Way You Like, Not The Way You Think You're Supposed To. Stay Home On New Year's Eve If That's What Makes You Happy. Skip The Committee Meeting. Cross The Street To Avoid Making Aimless Chitchat With Random Acquaintances. Read. Cook. Run. Write A Story. Make A Deal With Yourself That You'll Attend A Set Number Of Social Events In Exchange For Not Feeling Guilty When You Beg Off.

Scores Of Studies Have Shown That Venting Doesn't Soothe Anger; It Fuels It.

We've Known About The Transcendent Power Of Solitude For Centuries; It's Only Recently That We've Forgotten It.