You know those magazine things that are all going out of business because nobody buys them and they make little to no money from the ads on their websites? I’ve started seeing a lot of them lying around in various bookstores or bus stop convenience stores here in The Big City. Used to be I’d never see actual, physical magazines. At any rate, I posted about something from the cover of Wired not long ago, and now I’ve got another sensational magazine cover to share with you.
This time it’s Psychology Today, with a cover promoting the “Revenge of the Introvert.” Sounds interesting, but once again, I ran home to look the article up online rather than drop cash on a magazine. Sorry, guys. At any rate, the article is wonderful, and there are too many great quotes for me to actually single any out. If I did, I’d have to pick out all of the good ones, and this post would rival the length of the original. But please do read the article itself, as you’ll get some good value out of it whether you’re introverted or not. Maybe you’re severely extroverted, but in that case, you’ll learn how not to bulldoze over the introverts in your life. If you’re introverted, I’m sure this will give you plenty to think about.
So go read it!
I’m going to assume everyone reads that. You’d better, because I won’t have any incredibly lengthy posts to keep you busy today.
There’s also the… “interesting” (and I write it that way for emphasis of it’s questionable value) Highly Sensitive Introvert Survival Guide. I didn’t know there were introverts and Highly Sensitive (abbreviated HSP…? Highly Sensitive Person, perhaps? Highly Sensitive Perhaps?) Introverts. But if you’re beyond regular introversion, maybe you qualify. I do know what she means by hating people getting in my space and ruining my planned relaxation time. Her suggestions are pretty good, though: get noise cancelling headphones, enjoy your alone time as much as possible. Go for a run if things get too hectic. This isn’t even on the required reading scale, so it’s just bonus material if you want. You won’t be tested on this one.
Did I mention there would be a test on all the awesome things I link to? Because there will be. So I hope your interests coincide perfectly with mine and you read absolutely everything I put up.
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Listened to Hollow Place by Polar Bear Club (not the song my tumblr’s title comes from, but a favourite nonetheless) while writing this post, and went to check out their myspace to see if I could catch them live now that I live in a real place. Turns out they’re playing in Toronto on November 21st and Quebec City on the 22nd. Both of those are very possible. Tickets are a little under $30, which is not bad at all, though transportation costs will be where the real expenses lie. They’re also playing with August Burns Red, who I do listen to, and a few other names I recognize but can’t remember liking. It’s possible I hate them. At any rate, there’s also Bring Me The Horizon, Emarosa, and This Is Hell.
The moral of the story is I might make plans to go to one of those shows. November 21st is a sunday, so I could do a weekend trip. That means the 22nd is a monday, which is a day I have two classes (and a tutorial) so that wouldn’t be possible would be a bad idea.
I guess I like living near interesting things.