Years ago, when I was working on my second shyness book with Bernardo Carducci, I used to organize shyness discussion groups. That usually provoked a laugh from non-shy people, since they imagined a bunch of sullen, withdrawn people sitting in silence, waiting for the hour to be over. The discussion groups were the exact opposite….
Month: September 2017
Why Celebrate Shyness?
I thought long and hard about what I’d call this website. In the end, Celebrate Shyness is the title that spoke to me. Most shy people think of their shyness as a negative trait. Many say that they don’t want to be shy, or that it prevents them from living the life that they want….
Hello Out There
Hi everyone — Thank you for coming to Celebrate Shyness. I hope you stay awhile, learn something, and share your thoughts on shyness. This is my first blog post on shyness, so I’m just going to dive in and explain why I launched this site. I am a writer who has collaborated with Bernardo Carducci,…