Comments on: According to Science, Alone Time Is Really Good for You

By: Melissa Omolo

Melissa Omolo — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 14:12:00 +0000

Amazing……I totally can relate…..Well written Andre

By: Lisa Fourman

Lisa Fourman — Mon, 01 May 2017 18:40:00 +0000

I’ve always been called weird for wanting to be alone so I can relate to this article, Andre. I’m an INFJ type and have always preferred being alone over spending time with a group of friends. I’ve always been this way and am unapologetic for it. I’ll never ask for forgiveness for something that is part of my personality. Don’t like it? Oh well! I’m glad to see that being alone can help with my brain power. I need all the help I can get in that regard. haha

By: An Introvert (AI)

An Introvert (AI) — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 06:02:16 +0000

“You form more accurate memories when you’re alone, and those memories last longer. (I assume this means you learn better, as any introvert who’s suffered through a “study group” could tell you.)”
A lot of people admire me because I always have good marks and I don’t really have to learn for the exams. It is great to be like this because a lot of teachers don’t know how to explain something to introverts but they don’t have to explain it to me. It happens by itself.

“If you have regular alone time you develop more empathy, especially for people outside your social group. This is probably because you spend more time on inner reflection. So solitude makes you more connected to others.”
Yes. When I am alone I analyse their behaviour and categorise them. I cannot control this and this happens subconscious.

“Alone time is a key ingredient for “meta-cognition,” one of the most powerful abilities the human brain has. When people are good at meta-cognition, we call them things like “visionary,” “innovator” and “genius.””
Yes. I have so much company ideas and a lot of people I already met told me that I will become something great. I do researches on quantum mechanics at the moment and like the first point a lot of people admire me.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 21:50:13 +0000

All my life I have felt very out of place. A couple of years ago I took the Meyers Brigg assessment. I was an INFJ. When I read the results I cried. After taking the assessment and reading Quiet I now know and accept myself as I am. But it also helps me understand others and to be more understanding of the students I teach.

By: Douglas Eby

Douglas Eby — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 19:48:47 +0000

Author Susan Cain declares: “Without introverts, the world would be devoid of: the theory of gravity; the theory of relativity; W. B. Yeats’s “The Second Coming”; Chopin’s nocturnes; Proust’s In Search of Lost Time; Peter Pan…” – From post: “Be More Creative: Be An Introvert” http://talentdevelop.com/6993/be-more-creative-be-an-introvert/

By: Louise

Louise — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 05:51:11 +0000

Describes me perfectly!

By: giroliddy

giroliddy — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 09:11:49 +0000

Agree with this, totally (I’m an INFP). This is why I don’t really understand why introversion is generally regarded as less mentally healthy than extraversion (although that’s possibly because it tends to be extraverts who lay down the rules). Extraverts just seem to me to be so terribly needy all the time, it gets in the way of their optimal development.

Thanks for the post.

By: Momofsix

Momofsix — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 04:05:44 +0000

As an introvert myself, I loved your article. It is so true! Thank you for that encouragement. I decided 2015 was the year I would devote myself to learning about introversion and this was one of the best articles I have read on the subject. Introvert, Dear, has been a most wonderful discovery on my own journey of self-acceptance. I especially appreciated your comment that introverts are not wierdos. I have to admit, it is hard work some days for me to remind myself that I am not a weirdo, I am just the way God made me, and I am a wonderful creation of his, just as extroverts are, just as you are.