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The energy map for an introvert is simple: 1. An introvert is given five coins when he/she wakes up, they tend to loose coins for every social interaction they comes across. 2. For extroverts, that's vice versa. Great talk, chanalizing energy is important for introverts.

It's not about energizing It's about conserving your overall energy by avoiding spending too much of it from over thinking, over analyzing. Those over thinking and social anxiety starts when you create a persona that is not natural to you and you are Omni conscious of your every move and thoughts to say until you became paralyzed and missed the momentum of the social situation.

Exercising ALONE (e.g. running in nature) gives me a huge energy boost.

Honestly, just isolating for a few hours without any responsibility or anything is what energizes me the most... I type this as I sit in my car on an entirely crappy day, but its the only place I can be alone currently.

Helping someone else gives me a lot of energy.

I wake up at 5 AM for work. I say goodbye to my wife and daughter get to work where I spend eight hours having to socialize and talk to people and work with other people and then I go pick up my daughter and go home and about the same time my wife shows up at home. On the weekend it’s me keeping an eye on my daughter from morning to night. The only alone time I get is when I’m taking a crap. And since my daughter is a toddler, I barely get to do that and peace because she’s usually begging and crying right outside the door because she can’t see me. I’ve noticed for the last month or so I have had a very short fuse. I am so desperate to just have a few hours of alone time here and there. It’s unbelievable. I am so mentally and physically exhausted. It’s not even funny.

As an introvert, I find myself making the best use of my time spent alone to recharge; to reflect deeply on the things that have happened in my life in order to carefully plan ahead for the next social day, and putting that solitude activity in adjacent to another activity that drives more of my thinking ability such as writing stories just to further dive being lost in my world for fun. It makes me feel very fulfilled in the end, now that I completed a personal task or a fun activity, alongside with well-seasoned plans to test when the next day comes to continue being with people. 🙂

Thanks for this video. Some things that energize me include: spending first hour of my day in a quiet room doing something I enjoy, meditating, laying in bed with an eye mask and ear plugs at the end of a long (reducing stimulation in this way feels so good).

I love spending alone time a lot, like walking alone, eating alone also spending time with pets and the few of my friends energise me.

“Around the hood” I like her

Awesome, crisp advice. What energizes me: The Korean drama 'It's OK to not be OK,' so introverted. Netflix. Reading. Deep one on one conversation with a few chosen persons.

Fun time with children and persons I love energises me. Being in silent nature, nearby river, mountains, trees. Music, Songs of my taste. Driving on taffic free highways with loved ones. Food of my choice. Beautiful people. Hygiene. Clean and beautiful ambience. (-) Argument, Disharmony, Fights, Inconsiderate persons, Elite behaviour, Conspiracy, Noise pollution, Garbage, Air pollution, Stubborn people, Secretive behaviour, Groupism, Fanatics,Dominant behaviour,Too much physical work, Insensitive behaviour, Betrayers, Prejudice,.... 😂

I'm an extrovert in the body of an introvert which makes things complicated, I like to socialize and hangout with people all the time, but my body is constantly fighting against it as I feel both physically and mentally exhausted, pushing it helps a lot but once I feel burnout I don't know how to recover energy in an efficient way ;

Sunshine and wind in my hair recharges me. Thank you for this video. I’m ready to have changes in my life.

Cloudy day

Thanks for this informative video! Learnt so much. I recharge the most while in nature or doing yoga :)

Taking care of my self (doing skincare or taking a shower )

I make playlists every week or so and I usually associate then with certain vibes in my life at the oment

Good.

1: stay the hell away 2: stay the hell away

thanks for the video

I think 🤔 I need people like you.those you understand things and give a good reply.

Oh and reading "The Introvert Advantage" was life changing!

Listening to spiritual songs

Plans. I hate having plans that involve socialising. However i absolutely LOVE cancelled plans. 🎉

Very interesting video, thank you very much. I also feel like a strong introvert. I feel like nothing gives me really extra/additional energy except maybe sports or sleeping. I enjoy a lot solitary activities like reading, watching videos, walking in nature or listening to podcasts for instance but If I do it for long a time I start also to feel tired too. So my guess would be that we have low energy to deal with, where activities are either neutral, low draining or highly draining ? Do other people have trouble to feel reenergize with any activity like me?

I honestly find it hard to write things down. I usually lose the paper or forget it somewhere and I just give up on It.

Yoga

Mam,I am from India. Everything that you said in this video is directly relates me. I am going to follow all your tips from now. I must tell that you are amazing. But i have a question , are you an introvert ? Bcs i think it would be difficult to make videos by showing your face if you are an introvert.

loved it❤❤

Sometimes when a person wants to help me in the matters I want to be better at, but talking to them and listening to them continuously makes me tired and irritable. Am I a bad person? That person thinks I don't want to learn and stuff. But I do want to learn. But I am unable to tell it to his face that Spending continuous hours drains me. How to make him stop talking to me for hours, no matter how helpful he is and without sounding arrogant and rude

Ma'am my room

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Mam I frm India and I m 16 , cause of introvertness I get to hear rude things , I tend to loose energy and that's why I have less friends.lSnd nobody wants me😕 . What should I do I m facing really lot problems , really I want to reduce this problem. Any solution to REDUCE it to some extent 🙏 It to some extent

Introversion isn't a weakness for me