Tag: introverts

I’m Introverted, Not Depressed!

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Urging introverts to act more extroverted as a pathway to greater life satisfaction is wrongheaded. Elizabeth's case is one where the demoralization and despondency she experiences—forced to sacrifice her needs as an introvert to comply with the social scripts required to live in an extroverted world—masquerades as depression.

This Is Your Personality Test Result On Capitalism

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Personality tests function for an employer, intentionally or otherwise, much like diagnostic criteria function for the mental-health system: these labels determine who gets resources that capitalism itself makes scarce — not only basic necessities like food, clothing and shelter, which require money to obtain, but empathy, understanding and support, which are kept in short supply.

How to Override Your Own Personality

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From Science of Us: We are often told to "just be ourselves" as if the self is a fixed, unchanging concept. However our personalities change...