Why change keeps tapping introverts on the shoulder (and why I stopped shutting the door)
Change has a reputation problem among introverts. It often gets described as loud, invasive, disruptive. Something that barges in, flips the table, leaves crumbs everywhere. For years I accepted that version of the story, nodded along, even repeated it. Introverts are said to prefer predictability. Introverts are described as clinging to routines. Introverts are expected to retreat when the ground shifts.
And still, there I was, secretly leaning toward the unfamiliar. Sometimes bracing for it. Sometimes wanting it, which felt odd, maybe even wrong. I carry an introverted wiring, the sort that absorbs rooms and replays conversations at night. Overstimulation …
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