+and I was able to be happy again.
+
+I think this experience, to varying degrees, is shared by many people of
+a variety of personality types. If you can relate to the experience I shared
+and are still clinging to the false idea that your self-worth should be
+unhealthily tightly coupled with what others think of you (or what you imagine
+others think about you), please let go of that notion! This is the most
+important thing you could take away from this presentation.
+
+But don't mistake me: I'm not saying that you should have no care at all for
+what other people think of you. That would also be a sad and unfortunate way
+to live. As with most things, you need a balance. Caring how others regard you
+will help you accept criticism when it is founded, and the balanced
+perspective will help you reject baseless criticism.
+
+For all the introspecting that introverts are supposed to be doing, they can
+be really bad at viewing themselves accurately. Poor self-esteem affects
+introverts and extroverts alike. It's often caused by bad assumptions going
+in, so even introverts can't come to more enlightened conclusions by
+themselves. Thoughts like "I am not a good person" attach themselves deeply
+within the mind, and once they grab hold they're hard to shake.
+
+So, bottom line: if you are not comfortable in your own skin, make a change.
+Get a new perspective. If you are introverted, there are simple things that
+you can do to "manage" your introversion.
+- First, learn and understand how you function.
+- Stay on top of your schedule so you don't run out of energy. If you know you
+ will be around people, compensate be carving out time in your schedule to
+ rest up.
+- Know your limits, and don't feel bad by saying "no" to some social events.
+
+## Quotes
+
+"What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be."
+-- Ellen Burstyn
+
+Unlike extroverts, who were their personalities on their sleeves, introverts
+often keep their best to themselves. With extroverts you see what you get.
+With introverts, what you see is only a portion of their personality. The
+richest and most trusted parts of an introvert's personality are not
+necessarily shared with the outside world. It takes time, trust, and special
+circumstances for them to begin to open up.
+-- Otto Kroeger and Janet Thuesen from "Type Talk at Work"
+
+
+Disclaimer: I like introverts and extroverts equally. Seriously. Now, I'm
+going to be talking introverts up a little bit during this presentation, and
+in case I don't give equal time to both type's good and bad qualities, I just
+want it to be clear that they're both great. Both types have different
+strengths and different weaknesses, but they actually complete each other, as
+corny as that sounds. The world is a better place because of both introverts
+and extroverts.