Valuing introverts in a world built for the more outgoing

One in three people are classed as introverts but the modern world is built around the extrovert and so it’s not easy for people like Elizabeth O’Neill who just want to be left to their own devices.

RECENTLY I wrote for this newspaper about an eye-opening trip to Cuba where I cycled around the island and drank many mojitos. Not at the same time, well not always.

What I didn’t mention was that much of the time on the bike I spent alone within the group — with some travellers just ahead, or just behind. I could catch up for a quick chat, or I could fall behind and let my mind wander — and oh, how I like to let my mind wander.