Introversion

Everyone who knows me would tell you that I’m a quiet, reserved person. There is a reason for this.

My name is Simon, and I am an introvert.

Anybody who wants to know what that really means should read the following article.

I can still remember reading that article for the first time (I found it via a link on Neal Stephenson’s website) and thinking – “wow, that’s me” (but not exactly, I can actually get along fine with some extroverts who I like in a 1-on-1 situation – I create a void that they will quite happily fill, and they’re either too self absorbed to notice that I’m just listening without contributing to the conversation, or are aware that I’m quite happy to just listen).

I hadn’t realised until recently how my behaviour online mimics my behaviour ‘in real life’. In a large social group (such as BGG) I’ll tend to stay on the sidelines just listening. Despite the fact that I’ve been reading BGG daily for two and a half years now I have made approximately 167 posts - an average of a post every five and a half days!

Conversely I’ll eagerly get involved in a discussion about somebody’s blog. From reading their blog it feels like I know them, and I’ve no problem having a discussion on an interesting topic with somebody I ‘know’.