Introverts are internally focused.  We process our lives and world internally.  And we do that well!  Thinking things through, analyzing every move we make, rehearsing in our head what we may say to someone, uncovering every nook and cranny of our minds.  We are very busy and often entertained with our inner life.  The net result is that we tend to know ourselves well.  I’ve always felt self-aware and proud of that fact.  It is one of the ways my introverted style was appreciated by others.

Yet here is a shadow side.  When we make a decision based on all that extensive internal thinking those around us are often stunned.