The following cartoons have been excerpted from Text, Don’t Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life, penned by an individual who identifies as INFJ (Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging) on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Not always in the mood to party
Female partner, as male (introvert) sits quietly in chair: “Sorry, Sue. John’s tired and wants to stay in tonight. Says he needs to recharge. Some kind of “introvert” thing. What? You’ll bring the party HERE?! GREAT!!
Introvert Inclusion
- Sometimes we want to be left alone.
- Sometimes we want to be included.
- Most of the time we want to be included with the option to be left alone.
Super-introverts at the office
Male coworker to female, as they work in front of computers without privacy: “I wish those of us who are introverts had offices, but I guess it makes sense to put the loudest talkers behind closed doors.”
Male office worker #1: “How does Joe get into his cubicle? There’s even a top on this thing.”
Male office worker #2: “Is he even in there?”
A happy introverted couple
Speech bubbles float above both a male and a female of an introverted couple, as they both read books: “I LOVE being alone. Together.”
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INFJoe is the nom de cartoon of artist Aaron Caycedo-Kimura. Aaron drummed his way to The Juilliard School in New York City via the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He created INFJoe during a creative rut in 2012 and discovered the incredibly receptive introvert community. He and his wife Luisa live in Connecticut, where they plan to birth as much art as possible. Follow INFJoe on Twitter @INFJoe, Instagram and Facebook @infjoecartoons.
Excerpted from TEXT, DON’T CALL: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life by INFJoe. (c) 2017 by Aaron T. Caycedo-Kimura. TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. |