Tread lightly on the things of earth

In The Atlantic, Jonathan Rauch writes in a funny but bang-on way about Caring for your Introvert. Man, oh man. I laughed out loud at this paragraph:

Extroverts have little or no grasp of introversion. They assume that company, especially their own, is always welcome. They cannot imagine why someone would need to be alone; indeed, they often take umbrage at the suggestion. As often as I have tried to explain the matter to extroverts, I have never sensed that any of them really understood. They listen for a moment and then go back to barking and yipping.

I have one or two extroverted friends who, yip though they may, actually try to understand me, so I’ll give ‘em some credit. :-)

[via Kottke.org]