How to live most happily if you are both an introvert and an extrovert

Did lockdown make you want to carve out more solitude and space in your life – or was it socialising and contact you craved? Perhaps, for most of us, it was a bit of both.

Doing lockdown solo, there were points where my inner extrovert was clawing the walls. There were also days where my inner introvert basked in all that blissful time to myself. Meanwhile, friends tackling lockdown with a full house were pushed to the brink of despair being cooped up 24/7 with partners, family and kids – and at other times felt deep gratitude for their cosy clan. Experiencing both sides of the coin is completely normal, and one doesn’t cancel out the other. Flitting from one end of the introvert-extrovert scale to the other doesn’t reduce our appreciation for family and friends, or the importance of needing space for ourselves.

These things can co-exist – but it’s down to us to let them, and could doing more of that help us live more authentically and find our flow?

WHY AM I SAYING YES TO THIS?

This might sound very simple but it’s all too easy to be swept along with ‘norms’ and expectations. Honouring our true needs can actually be quite tricky – especially when you throw external pressures and guilt into the mix.

BUT WHAT IS IT I REALLY WANT?

What if you’re not sure what ‘authentic’ means for you though, or whether you really want to scrap certain things and make changes in how you’re using your time? You might not know even what those changes could be.