Top 5: How to Act Like an Extrovert

It's Happiness Lab's fifth birthday - so as part of the
celebration we're playing some of Dr Laurie's favorite episodes.
The final selection attracted a lot of downloads when it went
out. but also made some people mad. The Introvert's Guide to
Extroversion.


Jessica Pan hated social gatherings - she cried when her friends
threw her a surprise birthday party, and was even too scared to
give a speech at her own wedding. Jessica was a hardcore
introvert - and it was making her sad.  


Extroverts find it easier to experience the joy that comes with
social interactions - but that doesn't mean introverts are doomed
to lives that lack such fun. Jessica read some research that
suggested introverts can learn to enjoy being more outgoing - so
decided to turn her social life around. 


You can read more of Jessica's story in her book: Sorry I'm Late,
I Didn't Want to Come:  One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes.
She is posting updates from her year of extroverting at her
Substack, "It'll Be Fun, They Said" 
(https://jesspan.substack.com/).


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