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Are Introverts More At Home in Small Communities?

By Brenda Knowles|2015-09-22T16:06:04-05:00November 7th, 2014|Categories: Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: conscious living, extroverts, introverts, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, simplicity, small towns, small towns vs. big cities, Susan Cain|

I have convinced my children that I grew up in an unusually kind place with an ideal school system. They believe I came of age in a charmed atmosphere of friendship and supportive learning. In my opinion, I did. My hometown, Alma, is a small community of 9000 people in central Michigan. We had one high school with about 1000 [...]

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