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Recent Examples of introversion
This style—often associated with introversion and reflective leadership—is gaining recognition as a powerful approach in modern organizations where psychological safety matters most.
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Psychologist Hans Jürgen Eysenck has said that creativity and introversion often go hand in hand.
—Goldie Chan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
The deep introversion Pet Sounds communicates was the result of this process, spurred on in part by Wilson's worsening mental health, affected by both drug use and the feeling that the pop world that had granted him power no longer had room for his dreams.
—Ann Powers, NPR, 11 June 2025
So why bother to differentiate between introversion/extroversion and social/communication styles?
—Laura Vanderberg, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Psychologist Hans Jürgen Eysenck has said that creativity and introversion often go hand in hand.
—Goldie Chan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
The deep introversion Pet Sounds communicates was the result of this process, spurred on in part by Wilson's worsening mental health, affected by both drug use and the feeling that the pop world that had granted him power no longer had room for his dreams.
—Ann Powers, NPR, 11 June 2025
So why bother to differentiate between introversion/extroversion and social/communication styles?
—Laura Vanderberg, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for introversion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for introversion
- self-absorption
- self-analysis
- self-consciousness
- self-awareness
- introspection
- self-involvement
- self-recognition
- self-centeredness
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For centuries, the story functioned as a moral warning against vanity and self-absorption.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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But self-awareness doesn’t obviate self-absorption.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
19 Jan. 2026
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With a mind engaged in varied tasks, the time dedicated to art becomes sharper, less prone to the debilitating self-analysis that can derail artistic momentum.—
Kice Akkawi,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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Mills, a longtime associate of Fiona Apple, knows this territory well: the pointed self-analysis of an extremely sensitive person.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
7 June 2025
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There wasn’t this self-consciousness about her.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Many people experience subtle embarrassment or self-consciousness about everyday consumption choices, from eating cheap Valentine’s chocolate to accepting free lunch from a school food program or having visible tattoos.—
Emily Tanner,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2026
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Besides, the fact that the characters can articulate with clarity their own needs, desires, shortcomings, and successes creates an illusion of perfect self-awareness.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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And Salieri seems more of hybrid creature, as though a villain out of Christopher Marlowe had suddenly been endowed with Shakespearean self-awareness.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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As the 2025 season neared its end and Verlander’s San Francisco Giants fell from competition, the future Hall of Fame pitcher confronted increasingly common moments of introspection.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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But new research suggests that endorphins aren’t to thank for bliss, euphoria, and introspection.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
11 Feb. 2026
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Wettig noted in an August 2009 interview with NPR that though Thirtysomething's characters were often accused of being narcissistic by critics, their self-involvement was also reflective of the time.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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In terms that viewers of the original series might understand, Esmeralda falls somewhere between the tyranny of Michael Scott, the absurdity of Dwight Schrute, and the self-involvement of Kelly Kapoor with a particular charisma that only Impacciatore could pull off.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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In this sense, the NSS does not mark a departure in American statecraft so much as a moment of self-recognition.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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That hint of self-recognition winds up being heartbreaking, giving the film’s drama a certain gravity that almost works against its more old-fashioned pleasures.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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This same self-centeredness compels his girlfriend (Olivia Thirlby) to move out of their modest apartment without warning.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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Where Grande really shines is in showing Glinda’s growing realization of this and whether to accept it, of how her self-centeredness has hurt other people — including her best friend, who is now running for her life.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Introversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/introversion. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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