Introspection
Lately, I've been feeling more introspective. Sometimes I see this as a blessing and am grateful for an opportunity to gain a deeper knowledge of myself. But other times, I wish I could turn it off. I consider myself an extrovert and have for most of my life. Post-pandemic, or quasi-post-pandemic, or whatever the hell we want to consider this time period that we are currently in........ I feel as if I've shifted how I see myself on the scale, sliding closer towards introversion. I don't really feel like this shift was sudden or conscious. It was, instead, gradual, and caused or influenced by many external factors. Firstly, the pandemic restricted travel and socialization in general for quite some time ( ~2 years maybe?). As an extrovert, or at least I think I can still say that I'm an extrovert, I thrive off of the energy I get from socialization with my people. And I didn't get a chance to see so many of my people during those rough 2 years. Se...