Lessons From the Paper

Food for thought from behind the headlines:

My giant take-home of late comes from the acknowledgment of one of my greatest weaknesses as a journalist. Accosting total strangers on the street—particularly college students—terrifies me in the same manner that speaking to large groups of people terrifies others. I avoid it, I stammer, I pass dozens of people as I try to psych myself up to talk to them.

I am still innately a very introverted person. Introversion can superficially be overcome only through the examination and practice of “putting on a good show.” Still, there are pockets of it that are more difficult than others. This is one difficulty for me. Perhaps one day I’ll move beyond it. Perhaps not.  

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