Honoring the Serious Person

Most people prefer upbeat types. But we'd be wise to spend time with those with a serious demeanor. My Psychology Today article today makes the case as well as offers suggestions for how to make the most of interacting with serious types.

People As Impediments: Is human interaction overrated?

Involvement with other people is typically seen as central to the life well-lived. 

And for most people, it is. For example, self-love doesn’t duplicate love with another. Many people prefer to be on teams than to work solo. A baseball sent from a ball-throwing machine just isn’t the same as one from a pitcher.

And yet we perhaps too rarely stop to think how often people are impediments to our lives. I offer examples in my PsychologyToday.com article today.