http://www.bartonct.com/2008/11/unite-the-introverts/ A company of creative revolutions... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:04:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.bartonct.com/2008/11/unite-the-introverts/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Laurie Helgoe Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:37:37 +0000 http://www.bartonct.com/?p=194#comment-275 Hello Scott -- Thanks so much for your interest in my book, INTROVERT POWER: Why Your Inner Life is Your Hidden Strength. I resonate with what you say about artists. The reliance on inner sources of inspiration--or interpretation, the enjoyment of working in solitude, and the love of the blank slate with its freedom to express what's inside: all these features come naturally to the introvert. In fact, I found that as I was writing about introversion, I was also writing about the creative process. Extroversion is also a part of the creative process, and we each have both capacities (but, as you note, one becomes dominant in influencing the personality), BUT all creative people suffer when extroversion (the yang function) is encouraged and introversion (the yin function) is discouraged. We need introversion to allow us to dip down into the vast creative stores of imagination, originality and repressed truths (artist are often masters of releasing the repressed). I am heartened to see the forging of new, introvert-friendly forums for support and visibility. Feel the power! Best, Laurie Helgoe Hello Scott — Thanks so much for your interest in my book, INTROVERT POWER: Why Your Inner Life is Your Hidden Strength. I resonate with what you say about artists. The reliance on inner sources of inspiration–or interpretation, the enjoyment of working in solitude, and the love of the blank slate with its freedom to express what’s inside: all these features come naturally to the introvert. In fact, I found that as I was writing about introversion, I was also writing about the creative process. Extroversion is also a part of the creative process, and we each have both capacities (but, as you note, one becomes dominant in influencing the personality), BUT all creative people suffer when extroversion (the yang function) is encouraged and introversion (the yin function) is discouraged. We need introversion to allow us to dip down into the vast creative stores of imagination, originality and repressed truths (artist are often masters of releasing the repressed). I am heartened to see the forging of new, introvert-friendly forums for support and visibility. Feel the power! Best, Laurie Helgoe

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