Comments on Introverted Church: Help for weary travelers

I like point #4.

SLEEP SLEEP SLEEP! I need ...

2011-07-18T18:54:15.131-07:00

I like point #4.

SLEEP SLEEP SLEEP! I need a lot of sleep or I will be grumpy and lose concentration easily.

Even when I'm at my busiest (like when I was g...

2010-10-10T22:00:55.852-07:00

Even when I'm at my busiest (like when I was going to graduate school and working 30 hours a week), I always, always made it a point to spend an hour in the morning reading my Bible, doing some brain-satisfying translations from the Greek to English (just because I love the Greek New Testament), and writing in my journal. Not only is it very valuable devotional time, but it's valuable introvert time, getting my solitude in before the day starts. Then, at the end of the day, I always stop studying or working or hanging out with my roommates or family an hour before I intend to go to sleep and spend the hour or more reading or writing, which helps me recover from the day. Then no matter how much extraverting I've had to do during the day, I book-end it with aloneness and quietness, and it has kept me sane and stress-free all through graduate school and beyond.

I like point #4. SLEEP SLEEP SLEEP! I need a lot ...

2009-11-04T19:26:58.334-08:00

I like point #4.

SLEEP SLEEP SLEEP! I need a lot of sleep or I will be grumpy and lose concentration easily.

Pali - This link talks about the differences in bl...

2009-11-03T11:05:22.038-08:00

Pali - This link talks about the differences in blood flow and neurotransmitters between introverted and extroverted brains: http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/156/2/252?maxtoshow=&HITS=&hits=&RESULTFORMAT=1&author1=Debra+Johnson&andorexacttitle=and&fulltext=tomography&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT

Also, Marti Olsen Laney's book, The Introvert Advantage, looks at these differences in detail.

Thank you for your blog and for your work, it feel...

2009-11-03T06:40:50.440-08:00

Thank you for your blog and for your work, it feels great to know I'm not alone, it's ok, others feel the same :)

Will you please direct me to the neurological slee...

2009-11-02T22:35:04.209-08:00

Will you please direct me to the neurological sleep studies you mentioned? I would like to read more on the topic. Thank you!

wow! I can't believe there's other people ...

2009-11-02T18:09:45.673-08:00

wow! I can't believe there's other people like me out there!!! I can pull off the extrovert thing, but boy do I need my own time......to SLEEP. Thanks for posting this!

I like to exercise to prevent that type of wearine...

2009-11-02T14:38:44.951-08:00

I like to exercise to prevent that type of weariness you speak of. I walk/bike daily. It is invaluable alone (prayer) time for me and really brightens my outlook.