Quiet people tend to go unnoticed. It is rarely considered what lies behind its serene, wise and silent appearance, are observers, explorers of the senses that connect more intensely with reality, small details and sensitive worlds that hide diverse and passionate universes.
Each of us treats information differently, as we already know. However, sometimes we don’t know that these differences are mainly related to our own personality style. According to Marti Olsen Laney, author of “The Introvert Advantage”, silent people, those who respond to an introverted profile, do so in a calmer, more meticulous and deeper way.
“Silence is the great element where great things are formed. -Thomas Carlyle-
This is so for a very simple and at the same time fascinating reason: each stimulus in the brain of the introverted person follows a complex path of emotional memory, analysis and planning, while the most outgoing people have a slightly lower tolerance to sensitivity to stimuli. and are faster at initiating a response or starting a process.
There is no way about extolling one personality style at the expense of another; in fact, most of us can have both dimensions, even if we are closer to one of them. The introvert’s silence remains misinterpreted and even ignored in schools. Let’s see what it’s like.
Every day, teachers and educators see in their classrooms these students who, sitting in the last rows, pass the entire class in silence, engrossed in one point in the classroom or sneaking into their notebooks. They don’t like answering questions out loud, or interacting in lessons. They don’t work that way. However, schools, and even universities, continue to value the student who participates, speaks, raises their hands and conveys their enthusiasm and interest through their attitude.
The stereotype that combines extroversion successfully or effectively remains deeply rooted in our mentality and society, experts in social psychology, for example, point out that in recent decades, the profile of the extrovert, charismatic but at the same time self-centered and insensitive to the needs of others, continues to increase our professional contexts and our political elites with much more force.
It is as if the collective idea values these traits of behavior and personality as effective without actually seeing productive performance, or the ability to create a climate of harmony between working groups; However, and here is the most contradictory current research on leadership, which shows that introverted, silent, thoughtful and patient people provide a much greater income and a more pleasant human environment.
On the other hand, Harvard University professor and researcher Francesca Gino conducted a survey in which she showed that leaders with introverted personality profiles do not prevail today, are strange birds in a world where extraversion continues to triumph, however, in these professional contexts where the Board has a calm, thoughtful and sensitive leadership , acts as an excellent facilitator when it comes to strengthening the skills of your employees.
Employees are much more proactive, more creative, and happier because this introverted leader gives them confidence and new opportunities.
Quiet people aren’t necessarily shy. They are quiet, they have a different rhythm, other times and other needs, for them the world sometimes evolves too fast and they cannot analyze every aspect, every detail, as they would like, because every nuance of their reality needs to go first through the filter of emotions, and so much delicacy, so much meticulousness takes its time, its language, its art.
Is there anyone who sees silence as uncomfortable and unbearable?Maybe it’s because there’s a lot of noise inside.
Quiet people do not feel comfortable being the center of attention, they are not anyone’s satellite and prefer to travel in private spaces, sometimes even solitary, this style of behavior can lead to a certain strangeness in the eyes of others, that is why the calmest People are often described as shy, suspicious, reserved or uninteresting, however, it is important to know that this personality style hides its treasures and its beauty in the depths.
Now let’s take a closer look at its features
First of all, it is important to highlight here the abundant bibliography that exists on this subject. Books like “The Introverted Leader: Do You Enjoy Your Silent Talent?”, By Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, are interesting examples with which to expand our knowledge of this personality profile. .
However, and generally speaking, these would be some basic features of the minds of the most reserved and silent people.
Finally, as we have said before, loneliness is a common refuge for introverts, however, it should be noted that they do not seek it as a escape mechanism, but as a space to regain energy and clarity when the world saturates them with their stimuli, voices, haste and rumors.
Because in the end, silent people are complicit in the wisdom that comes from reflection, imagination and above all silent silence.