Everything you need to know about introvert hangover

I used to think that I was just 'low energy' or maybe just a little bit sickly. When I heard about introversion, a lot of things suddenly made sense. When I heard about the introvert hangover, a lot more things suddenly made sense 😆 A lot of introverts have experienced introvert hangover without realizing what was happening or why. Maybe you’ve never heard of the introvert hangover or maybe you have experienced it before and you want some insights on how to deal with it. Read this blog if you want to know what introvert hangover is, the science behind it, and how to prevent it or recover from it.

3 easy habits that helped me to read one book a week

Loads of my introverted friends are booklovers. It’s one of the activities that recharges a lot of introverts and helps them to learn about new topics and feel inspired. Growing up, you could always find me with a book and it's one of the activities that I still make time for and truly enjoy. If you’re looking for a way to get (back) into reading but can’t find the time, then this might help. Here are 3 habits (+ one bonus) that helped me to read one book a week

Potato hell

What started with one moldy potato turned into long boney potato root fingers trying to claw their way out and it’s now become a full stench of potato in various states of decomposition. This didn’t happen over the span of a couple of days either. Nope. It easily took a couple of months to get here. Every day I thought: I’ll get to it later. I’m busy. Ugh, I’m exhausted… and I’d quickly close the cupboard door. At first, the reasons were certainly valid. I was busy that day. And I was exhausted the day after. But it quickly turned into active procrastination.

Proposals and expectations

Are you a "low energy person"?

I used to think of myself as a “low energy person”. It was a little disclaimer I used to let people know that I wouldn’t be staying after work for drinks or be at the party past 9 pm. Like me, a lot of introverts feel like something is wrong with them because they struggle with their energy.

Any perfectionists in the room…? ✋

I’m writing to you from my couch today. It’s 12.30 pm and I’m done working (after this email) and celebrating! My new website is up and running 🥳 Also, there are at least 10 things I still want to change… It wasn’t too long ago that any one of those 10 things would have stopped me from publishing the website. “It’s not finished yet.” “The blog section only has 1 article.” “Also, the background of the blog post needs to be white.” Any perfectionists in the room…? ✋