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Confessions of a non-recovering introvert

February 8, 2013 By Joanne Brokaw 14 Comments

I’m an introvert. When I said it to friends a few times over the last couple of weeks, I’ve gotten responses like, “You? You’re so talkative” or “I remember you as so outgoing” but almost always, “You’re not an introvert.” Really? How would you know? You probably base your idea of who I am on [...]

Filed Under: Books, Reviews, Science Tagged With: Books, introverts, psychology, Susan Cain 14 Comments

We Are Not Alone – a quick visit to the Planetarium

February 2, 2013 By Joanne Brokaw Leave a Comment

I had a meeting today and I was running early, so I made a completely spontaneous stop at the Strasenburgh Planetarium. I really can’t tell you why I stopped, just that spur of the moment decision when you’re driving one way and then suddenly find yourself sitting in the parking lot of some place you hadn’t intended to go. I [...]