The Introvert's Guide to Extroversion

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Pushkin Industries

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 14.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Jessica Pan hated social gatherings - she cried when her friends threw her a surprise birthday party, and was even too scared to give a speech at her own wedding. Jessica was a hardcore introvert - and it was making her sad.

Extroverts find it easier to experience the joy that comes with social interactions - but that doesn't mean introverts are doomed to lives that lack such fun. Jessica read some research that suggested introverts can learn to enjoy being more outgoing - so decided to turn her social life around.

You can read more of Jessica's story in her book: Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes. She is posting updates from her year of extroverting at her Substack, "It'll Be Fun, They Said" (https://jesspan.substack.com/).

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0:00.0	I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent. There's a lot of talk about
0:05.8	self-care these days. But quick fixes aside, how can we really create meaningful change in
0:12.1	our lives?
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0:44.0	I feel like college was a real struggle for me.
0:50.0	I feel like college was a real struggle for me.
0:52.8	This is author Jessica Pan.
0:54.7	I always felt like when college kids would go out and party or go to clubs.
1:00.4	I thought we were all secretly waiting to like come home and then you know get our
1:04.0	pajamas. Jessica had many close friends in college. She couldn't always relate to
1:08.2	how outgoing her buddies were. Her besties seemed to seek out noisy parties and busy dance floors,
1:13.8	but Jessica was much more at home with small gatherings and intimate conversations.
1:18.0	Jessica's friends adored her, but they couldn't always relate to her preferences,
1:22.0	and just assumed Jessica would want to go big to sell her. but they threw me the
1:24.4	would always relate to her preferences and just assumed Jessica would want to go big to
1:24.7	celebrate when she turned 22.
1:27.1	They threw me this surprise birthday party.
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