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If you point out that I’m quiet I’m 100x less likely to ever open up to you.

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You are self-aware.

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You’re the “twenty-something grandma” of your friend group.

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I wish I was the life of the party, not the person who makes up excuses for missing the party. 

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Go inward. It sounds counterintuitive, but sometimes you need to dig into your psyche in order to be okay getting out of your own head.

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Don’t piggyback.

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Please don’t put introverts on stage. We’re begging you. We’re much happier behind the scenes, in the corner of the room.

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Around friends, we are the loudest ones. The ones who make the dumbest jokes. The ones who are the best storytellers.