How to Excel at Being an Introvert:

Victoria’s Version

By Victoria Crookston

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HOW TO: Avoid social situations

• Give an excuse

- “I’m busy.”

- “I have homework.”

- “I have to walk the dog.”

- “I’m grounded.” (this does not work in college)

- “I broke my clavicle.”

- “I don’t want to go.”

• If that doesn’t work and you’re forced to go, stay on the sidelines

• Don’t talk to anyone, unless you want to

• After an appropriate amount of time (15 minutes) claim that you’re tired or have a headache, and leave

HOW TO: Get friends

- This will usually attract extroverts

• Sit alone and look lonely

• Read a book, go on your phone, look semi bored

• Occasionally look at and/or make eye contact with your potential friend

• Don’t go to them first (unless you’re very brave or very lonely)

• Let them introduce themself first

• BE FRIENDLY

• Don’t be so shy that you scare them away

• Find your similarities

• Talk for at least 10 minutes

• BOOM- you have a new friend

• After a while, they’ll come to lovingly hate you (that’s a good sign)

HOW TO:

Spend a whole day on your own

Option 1

- This can involve one other person (friend, sibling, mom)

• Sleep in

• Plan your day

- Stay in? Go out?

• Read a book for 30 minutes, or go on your phone

• Get ready

- Wear a cute outfit

- Do your hair cute

- Try a little bit harder on your makeup

- You may not talk to any boys, but you can certainly impress them

• Go to lunch

- Dine in? Go to a park? Sit down? Fast food?

- Get your favorite food

• Go to a local bookstore

- Spend 20-45 minutes here

- If you have money, buy yourself something you want (but give yourself a budget)

• Go to a thrift store

- Try on a lot of outfits. Serious or for amusement

- Buy your favorites (you may need to go home later and get rid of a few old clothes)

• Go to a mall and spend a while there. You don’t need to buy anything, just looking is fun

• Go to a movie you’ve been wanting to see

• Go home

• Make an easy dinner, or order a pizza

• Make hot chocolate with cinnamon sugar

• Read a book or watch a movie (or several)

• Go to bed

Spend a whole day on your own

Option 2

• Wake up late

• Read a good book

• Bake cookies

• Make hot chocolate

• Watch a movie

• Binge watch a TV show

• Don’t talk/text anyone

• Do the projects you’ve been meaning to do

• Do the things you love doing

• Go on a drive and jam out to your favrite songs

HOW TO: Make small talk

• DON’T (but if that doesn’t work..)

• Get to know each other

- Name? Interests? School?

• Dig deeper

- Favorite book? Movie? Place to be?

• This can get awkwardly quickly if you don’t talk, so get out of your shell and talk to them

HOW TO: Act in class

• Sit in the back

• Sit alone

• If someone sits by you, fantastic! Introduce yourself

• Listen to your teacher

• Take notes

• Only raise your hand if you’re truly lost on what’s happening

• Try to be as quiet as humanly possible

• Don’t be the first or last one to leave the room

HOW TO:

Order food at a restaurant

• Be brave!

• Try to speak up so you don’t have to repeat yourself

• Be very courteous/kind to the employee

• Say “no thank you” and “thank you” when it feels appropriate (but don’t overdo it)

• Wait quietly for your food

• Give a very sweet “thank you!” when your food comes

• Smile big (even better when it’s a cute boy)

HOW TO:

Work in a group project

- This only works when someone else establishes leadership

• Quietly prove to your group that you will work hard to make your part look good

• Pitch in ideas when you think of any

• Get your work done quickly but make sure it looks professional and everything makes sense

• Turn your portion in and give yourself a pat on the back

HOW TO:

Be around relatives

- My relatives are different than most, so adjust accordingly

• Sit quietly, or go be with your cousins that are around your age

- This can include casually catching up, or it can go as far as arm wrestling and/or actual wrestling

• When your aunts talk to you, be nice and talk like a grown up to them

• When your uncles talk/tease you, tease them back and destroy them verbally, they like this and it surprises them

HOW TO:

Act in an embarrassing situation

• Try to avoid blushing (this usually doesn’t work)

• Pretend like you are unfazed

• Try to laugh it off

• Don’t cry

HOW TO:

Get good hobbies

• Find something that genuinely interests you

- Guitar, art, rock collecting, photography, lock picking, vigilantism, true crime

• Find the cheapest way go about learning said hobby

• If/when you want to continue this hobby, spend more money

• Go out and practice

• Show your close friends what you’re up to

• If you’re very brave, start a social media account showing your skills

Alexis Brown

Annie Spratt

Jade Marsi

Kenny Eliason

Matias North

Me/ Friends or family

Olesia Buyar

Osama Bgid

Patrick Dozk

Priscilla Dupreez

Steve Johnson

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