Benefits of being a loner

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http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20070320-000001.html I really enjoyed reading the article! Psychology Today is a great magazine. I used to have a free subscription to it, but it expired unfortunately. Very interested to read about myself, and why I act the way I do. Carl Jung actually came up with the terms introvert and extrovert, and the whole energy draining, energy gaining concept. Jung was an introvert himself. Balance is the key. I'm pretty shy though so I tend to shy away from social surroundings, parties, big gatherings and such. I like contact with people, but in small groups, not crowds. I love being alone, and having my own space. Just being able to soak in solitude and focus on creativity and introspection. I'm reading it, and I'm thinking, man, that's so like me. It's always comforting to read about people similar to you, because you know you are not alone. The norm, or what our society/media/whatever glorifies as the "norm" or what's common is to always be around an expanse of people, to just surround yourself with them, and it's usually frowned upon when one is a loner, and would much rather stay at home writing a poem or watching a film, rather than going to a club, being surrounded by strangers, and getting drunk. Not that I wouldn't mind doing that seldomly, but I definitely wouldn't make it routine, as some do. That's just my personality. I'm an introvert.