Social Hangover: Day After Socializing
The dinner party ended at 11 PM. Everyone agreed it was fantastic. You smiled, hugged, promised to do it again…
The dinner party ended at 11 PM. Everyone agreed it was fantastic. You smiled, hugged, promised to do it again…
The notification appeared at 2:17 PM. Another coffee invitation. My third decline that week. Each time I typed the excuse,…
The invitation sits in your inbox. Another networking event, another opportunity to “connect” with industry peers. You know you should…
My calendar showed three networking events in one week. By Wednesday, I could barely form coherent sentences, and Thursday’s client…
My calendar showed three client dinners that week, a team offsite on Thursday, and a networking reception Friday evening. By…
Your inbox shows 12 missed calls. The conference badge still sits on your desk. Every muscle aches as if you…
What happens when the exhaustion from socializing stops being temporary? For most people who identify as introverted, a quiet evening…
The keynote speaker wrapped up to enthusiastic applause, and I joined the crowd moving toward the networking reception. Three days…
December 27th arrived with a silence I’d been craving for weeks. The last of my relatives had finally left, taking…