Everybody can’t wait to return to normal. Except for half the population dreading the return to normal.
During a sad, tragic year, it was introverts who found a silver lining. There was more time alone, more peace and less of the personal and professional pressures they find so draining. The calendar was suddenly, blissfully empty. Life slowed down.
And now we’re returning to the pre-pandemic world, or as close as we can get. Like everyone else, introverts are excited about seeing family and close friends in person, dining in restaurants, traveling and all the other pleasures of a good life. But most are not interested in facing the forced small talk, the big parties, the noisy open offices and all the demands of extroverts who think more is more and introverts should try harder.
“People are saying, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to go back,’ ” says writer and introvert Jenn Granneman.
“It’s like being paroled for a year and then being told, ‘Actually, you’re going back to prison,’ ” says her partner, writer Andre Sólo.
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During a sad, tragic year, it was introverts who found a silver lining. There was more time alone, more peace and less of the personal and professional pressures they find so draining. The calendar was suddenly, blissfully empty. Life slowed down.
And now we’re returning to the pre-pandemic world, or as close as we can get. Like everyone else, introverts are excited about seeing family and close friends in person, dining in restaurants, traveling and all the other pleasures of a good life. But most are not interested in facing the forced small talk, the big parties, the noisy open offices and all the demands of extroverts who think more is more and introverts should try harder.
“People are saying, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to go back,’ ” says writer and introvert Jenn Granneman.
“It’s like being paroled for a year and then being told, ‘Actually, you’re going back to prison,’ ” says her partner, writer Andre Sólo.
Introverts are dreading a return to the noise, crowds and small talk of ‘normal’ life
Like everyone else, introverts are excited about seeing family and close friends in person, dining in restaurants, traveling and the other pleasures of a good life. But most are not interested in facing the forced small talk, big parties and...
I can no longer get close enough to smell the woman's hair in front of me.
I got nuttin'.
