{"id":4167,"date":"2011-08-11T06:01:51","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T13:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/?p=4167"},"modified":"2011-08-11T09:07:24","modified_gmt":"2011-08-11T16:07:24","slug":"a-few-facts-about-introverts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/a-few-facts-about-introverts\/","title":{"rendered":"A few facts about Introverts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_5975-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4192\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_5975-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_5975-1.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_5975-1-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a picture of me interacting with an ipod for the first time. It is also a picture of a classic introvert tuning out and recharging.<\/p>\n<p>My friend introduced me to an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2003\/03\/caring-for-your-introvert\/2696\">article <\/a>about how to care for your introvert . Although I didn&#8217;t agree with every word and attitude in the article, I thought I would share a few points with you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introverts are not necessarily shy, but they need to physically and mentally recharge after social situations.<\/li>\n<li>Thought processes just might be a little more complicated for introverts, so quiet time is essential.<\/li>\n<li>Trying to coax an introvert into talking about something before she&#8217;s ready is not going to make your introvert happy.<\/li>\n<li>Introverts are more common among the gifted population. (Jus&#8217; sayin&#8217;&#8230;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I work to overcome my aversion to crowds, noise, and chit-chat. I realize that it&#8217;s a selfish attitude to think that embracing introversion is being &#8220;true&#8221; to myself. I try to foster an unselfish attitude and overcome my innate barriers to relationships and meaningful service to others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But I will always love a long journal writing session&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a picture of me interacting with an ipod for the first time. It is also a picture of a classic introvert tuning out and recharging. My friend introduced me to an article about how to care for your introvert . Although I didn&#8217;t agree with every word and attitude in the article, I &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/a-few-facts-about-introverts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A few facts about Introverts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-according-to-angela"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4167"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4275,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4167\/revisions\/4275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}