I’ve grown to realize that I need quiet.
Time away from others to work, think, and decompress.
Time away from the noise.
When I have a day full of meetings, I’m drained for time with family & friends.
At the end of a busy weekend, I dread Monday meetings.
This isn’t that I don’t enjoy people.
I’m just an introvert who gets drained and overstimulated.
I feel like I have become more aware of this over time.
In fact, I often feel like I’m an extrovert turned introvert.
In my younger years, I don’t remember being drained like this from being with people.
Do you think we change in this way over time?
Or maybe it’s just that we have less energy available as the years go by?
I don’t know.
What I do know is that I need to be much more intentional scheduling my “quiet”.
Your Turn
Do you crave quiet time or time with others?
Do you feel you get enough of the one you crave?
What could you do to create just a little more of that time today?