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Introvert Personality and Creativity
The introvert personality is often overlooked by the rest of the world. By nature, they are the ones who mostly listen rather than speak. They can be criticized for not being more gregarious or outgoing like their extrovert counterparts. But the truth of the matter is, there is room for both. And that’s fantastic. Introverts make up one third to half of the planet’s population. Some of the biggest contributions to arts, science, engineering, and society in general, have come from introverts.
An inc.com article from 2015, listed 23 of the most successful introverts in history. Among them are names like Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, Bill Gates, and Dr. Seuss, to name just a few. One could argue that those people are (or were) constantly in the limelight. They were indeed, but that’s hardly where they were the most comfortable. Many of them have said their moments of genius or their strongest creativity came from the time spent alone.
Some of today’s A-list actors absolutely hate doing interviews or red-carpet events.
Think Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, David Letterman, and Michael Jordan. And while being in front of crowds of people isn’t where introverts are the most comfortable, some, like the A-listers…
