Psychology says the reason introverts often struggle with networking isn't social anxiety — it's that their nervous system registers shallow connection as a genuine cost, not a neutral activity, which means they aren't avoiding people, they're protecting

Psychology says the reason introverts often struggle with networking isn't social anxiety — it's that their nervous system registers shallow connection as a genuine cost, not a neutral activity, which means they aren't avoiding people, they're protecting

Tension: Introverts aren’t antisocial but their nervous systems process shallow connections as genuine energy costs. Noise: The belief that networking struggles stem from social anxiety rather than neurological self-preservation. Direct Message: Your avoidance of networking isn’t weakness—it’s your brain protecting finite emotional resources. To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. I used to think my c…