Introverts Unite!

 I once had a Sunday school teacher say to me, "You're an introvert. You want to be an extrovert. You should change."

First, I had not indicated I wanted to change. I know there are challenges being an introvert, but there are challenges with pretty much everything in life. 

Second, can you change? I have a friend who describes himself as a "learned extrovert." He needs to be extroverted in what he does as a professional and a person working to make the world better. So I guess you can change, or at least some people can change with enough motivation and determination. Though I think you remain at heart an introvert, you just act as an extrovert. 

Here's what online AI says: Introverts are individuals who gain energy from solitude and lose it in highly stimulating environments, typically preferring quiet, low-stimulation settings. Key traits include needing downtime to recharge, preferring deep one-on-one conversations over small talk, and being deeply introspective. They often think before speaking and are thoughtful, focused, and self-reliant.

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I tell people that if I lived in the Star Trek universe, I would be from Guinan's planet. Guinan, who is played by Whoopi Goldberg, is from a planet of "listeners," an empathic species with "extra-temporal awareness." Okay, I don't have extra-temporal awareness, but I do notice things that others sometimes miss. And I have been told that I listen deeply. Also, Guinan is really cool. And she has saved the day more than once.

That all sounds lovely, but it's frustrating when people interrupt me and I'm too polite (usually) to interrupt them back. 

If I started an introverts club, would we all just sit quietly together? Or maybe we would all listen carefully to each other and not interrupt. It might sound like it would be boring, but I think it could be good.