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Celebrating Introverts (and organizing them)

By Hazel Thornton | January 2, 2022 |

In honor of World Introvert Day (Jan 2), and January being NAPO’s Get Organized & Be Productive (GO) Month, I’m organizing all my introverted blog posts here in one place for you. Why are we celebrating introverts? Here’s an easy-to-read, not-very-long Psychology Today article I like about that: 12 Reasons to Celebrate Introverts. Take a…

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Social Distancing: Introverts, we’re up!

By Hazel Thornton | March 12, 2020 |

Almost overnight, social distancing has become a household term. If you haven’t heard yet, it’s a bona fide method of slowing down the spread of disease, namely the Coronavirus (COVID-19). And it has an entire Wikipedia page devoted to it! (If you look at nothing else on the page while you’re there, don’t miss the…

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Business Tools for Introverts

By Hazel Thornton | January 2, 2019 |

As I’ve been gradually transitioning my hands-on, in-person organizing business to provide more virtual services, I’ve also been thinking about the business tools I use. Extraverts can, and do, of course, use these tools too, but if you are an introvert trying to make your way in an extraverted world, these might help:

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Public Speaking: 6 Ways to Calm Your Nerves

By Hazel Thornton | August 8, 2017 |

Do you ever have to teach a class? Make a presentation? Give an interview? Appear on radio or television? As an introvert (especially if you are also shy), do you relish such public speaking opportunities? Are you always cool, calm, and collected? Ack, me neither!

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Networking for Introverts

By Hazel Thornton | May 11, 2017 |

If you are an introvert who hates business networking, this blog post is for you! I recently attended the annual National Association of Professional Organizers conference, NAPO2017, in Pittsburgh, PA, where I presented a session called Networking for Introverts. It was inspired by Susan Cain’s 2012 TED Talk, The Power of Introverts. UPDATE: This 85-minute…

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Introverts: The Next Generation

By Hazel Thornton | November 18, 2016 |

Yesterday I was privileged to be interviewed by five 8th graders as part of their Inquiry Project Living Library experience. In preparation, the students dedicated class time to self-reflection and exploration of their own identities and interests; selecting a focal point as an inquiry question; learning research methods; writing open-ended questions; and preparing in other…

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Unique Travel Ideas for Introverts

By Hazel Thornton | February 27, 2016 |

What is your idea of a great vacation and/or travel destination? I was featured in an article on this topic, but I didn’t share it with anyone because I thought my comment was edited too much, making me sound like an idiot. But now I’m sharing it with you.

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What is Your Socializing Sweet Spot?

By Hazel Thornton | September 5, 2015 |

When introversion became a thing – when Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Won’t Stop Talking was published, and the internet started filling up with memes like “Introverts Unite… Separately… In Your Own Homes” — I felt a sense of relief. The modern definition of introversion as someone who simply…

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7 Phone Tips for Introverts

By Hazel Thornton | September 30, 2014 |

Who else besides me jumps out of their skin when the phone rings? It’s pretty much NEVER a good time for me to answer the phone. I’m ALWAYS in the middle of doing SOMETHING, whether it be working, spending time with someone, sleeping, eating, driving, exercising, watching TV, reading, or relaxing.

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A Room of One’s Own

By Hazel Thornton | May 25, 2014 |

It’s not cheap being an introvert! Especially if you’re a single introvert who is used to being alone most of the time. I’m referring, in this case, to the extra cost of me-time that comes in the form of a single supplement for a room to oneself on a cruise…or on any occasion involving hotel…

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