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Whenever I rendezvous with an extroverted friend, I feel a pang of anxiety as an introvert.
Will I have space to be my slow, quiet self? Will I have trouble keeping up with their chatter?
Usually the hang is glorious. But sometimes, the energy is off.
I’ve never confronted my extroverted friends about this. So it was validating to hear from Jennifer Kahnweiler, author of The Introverted Leader, that I wasn’t alone.
Kahnweiler says extroverts and introverts
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