An Insight (for an introvert)
I was talking to a friend a few days ago and said something about introversion that I wish I'd known a long time ago.For people who are introverted, your mind plays tricks on you when it comes to trying anything new or out of your routine. I thought it was intuition, for a long time, but it's not. It's a weakness.
Your brain will tell you that every new thing, everything out of your comfort zone, is high stakes. Meeting new people, putting your profile on a dating site, anything involving discomfort--it's all high stakes. You'll think about all the ways things could go bad, and often, you'll wind up not doing anything at all.
It's not true.
The vast majority of things in life, for most people, are incredibly low stakes. Being able to identify this properly enables you to marshall your resources when it's truly important. It also allows you to do new things without anxiety.
I wish I could go back and tell young me what I learned. I'm still happy to know, even if it wasn't in the most timely manner.
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