One thing that I always thought was strange was when people said that Barret was a stereotype. I didn’t understand why. Sure, I could more or less see it in the looks, but his backstory and his devotion to his surrogate daughter always pushed him away from stereotype-land for me.

Then I remember that I played the game…

Imagine, if Socrates had been afraid of rejection. Or many other people who have made a huge difference in human history. Being shy, not fitting in, not being popular with the majority of those around you - all of this can also be a sign of an independent mind. Society breeds conformity. I agree with the article in…

Yep. I have perfected being an extrovert for leadership and employment positions, but when I am off the clock I prefer solitude.

I'm actually incredibly confident in party situations around new people even when I'm sober because I go to parties to have fun and hang out with people. Even if strangers come up and talk to me on the street, I have no problem keeping up conversations and rarely feel the need to run away.

Amen, tomhenrich. Being an introvert is not a disorder. I have learned to "act" like an extrovert for employment purposes. I'm actually quite a good sales person....but being outgoing is not a natural state for me. I am very brave and try new things frequently, but I still love my quiet time. The Introvert…

I think some people are born shy and there is nothing wrong with being shy. We do not all have to be raging extroverts. The problem with shyness is exactly what you identified - shyness can limit a person's opportunity to enjoy their life to the fullest.

I really couldn't have put it better than this. I would now consider myself introverted, in particular with people I'm not familiar with, but in my close circle of friends, I'm very extroverted (and not because they're all introverts; many of whom are generally more extroverted than myself). I used to be very…

Here's what I'm wondering though...when do you "know" who you are? Since the day we were born we were being socialized - we acted in certain ways, when those around us respond negatively much of the time we changed our behavior. So when do you know whether or not to take rejection as a sign that change is needed? …

I *really* dislike it when adults use the word "shy" around children! Every feeling in the author's article came from adults who kept on telling him he was shy. So where does that lack of confidence come from? The adults who encourage you to "go for it" while subtly - and probably unintentionally - undermining your…

Shyness isn't a habit that needs to be changed, it's a (very common) personality trait that the extroverted world needs to learn to accept.

Holy crap, between this and that god-awful "introverts are scary" article last month, lifehacker's going off the discriminatory deep end. When should we expect the article on how to bully gay people to be a little more "normal"?

Like me, you're probably not so much shy as introverted. Shy people are afraid to talk to people and end up spending time alone; introverted people are more afraid of inane small talk and would prefer to spend that time alone.

I am very shy, but I don't consider it a liability any more. After going the social route for a few years, I discovered something astounding — to me at least — most people have nothing important to say, aren't worth talking to, and aren't worth knowing. I also discovered a subset of people who are worth talking to and…

That is pretty much what it is created for, network testing or "pentest". Not sure if you gain any security on your end running it, I'm sure with some tweaks you could. Its just a build of Ubuntu with pre-installed packages.

@I'm a PC: You could use a designer bag.

This works, but only until someone gets their hands on some CSI enhancing software.