As a child, I used to sneak into my mom’s working room. There I found a whole different world full of sketches and pictures showing different styles of clothing that my mother had created. I remember how my mother would let me sit at one of the tables and quietly finger-paint as she worked with her clothing designs. I have very similar characteristics with my mother and she always gave me advice about introvert personality. When I decided to write about introversion, my mother was first person who came up to my mind for an interview. I called my mother for the first time after I came back from winter break. She was very excited to hear my voice and we started to talk about her introversion personality.
Me: Are you an extrovert or an introvert? How do you know?
Mom: I have both extrovert and introvert personality. When I have to socialize with new people, my characteristics can be defined introverted. I am more comfortable with the people who I am familiar with than new people, so I hesitate to socialize with new people. Also, I prefer working by myself than with the people if the work is related to creativity. However, my personality changes when I do presentation on what I am passionate about like presenting new brand or my designs to the crowd.
Me: As a fashion designer, do you have any personal story related to introvert personality?
Mom: When I just started working in the fashion industry, I spent most of my working time with other designers. Since I did not know much about designing, I had to observe how others approach designing clothes. After apprenticeship in fashion industry, I started to create my own clothes. Working with others, I found myself limited to the other people’s idea and found out that I am more creative and productive working by myself. Through years of experience, now I enjoy working in the solitude because it makes me more focused and not restricted by others’ opinion.
Me: Do you find any advantages of your personality while working?
Mom: I sometimes spend time watching nature and listening to music by myself. In my head, phrase of the lyrics or anything in the nature can be motivation for new design. All of my creative work comes from my solitude. I would say creative ideas when I spend time by myself are one of advantages of being introvert.
Me: What is the working condition in your company? Is that effective way to work?
Mom: What I learned from my experience, some people need private working space. I tried to make my design room to be private for all of the designers and myself. I think being isolated is not always good; therefore, I also created presentation room where designers can share their creativity.
Me: Do you have any thing to say about introverts?
Mom: Since introverts are minorities, society has hard time understanding them. Introverts should not try to change their personality; however, I think it is important for them to learn how to communicate. I am not saying that introverts have to spend time communicating and socializing but I mean they have to deliver their creative thoughts to others. From those communications, society will start to understand positive aspect of being introvert.
Me: Are you an extrovert or an introvert? How do you know?
Mom: I have both extrovert and introvert personality. When I have to socialize with new people, my characteristics can be defined introverted. I am more comfortable with the people who I am familiar with than new people, so I hesitate to socialize with new people. Also, I prefer working by myself than with the people if the work is related to creativity. However, my personality changes when I do presentation on what I am passionate about like presenting new brand or my designs to the crowd.
Me: As a fashion designer, do you have any personal story related to introvert personality?
Mom: When I just started working in the fashion industry, I spent most of my working time with other designers. Since I did not know much about designing, I had to observe how others approach designing clothes. After apprenticeship in fashion industry, I started to create my own clothes. Working with others, I found myself limited to the other people’s idea and found out that I am more creative and productive working by myself. Through years of experience, now I enjoy working in the solitude because it makes me more focused and not restricted by others’ opinion.
Me: Do you find any advantages of your personality while working?
Mom: I sometimes spend time watching nature and listening to music by myself. In my head, phrase of the lyrics or anything in the nature can be motivation for new design. All of my creative work comes from my solitude. I would say creative ideas when I spend time by myself are one of advantages of being introvert.
Me: What is the working condition in your company? Is that effective way to work?
Mom: What I learned from my experience, some people need private working space. I tried to make my design room to be private for all of the designers and myself. I think being isolated is not always good; therefore, I also created presentation room where designers can share their creativity.
Me: Do you have any thing to say about introverts?
Mom: Since introverts are minorities, society has hard time understanding them. Introverts should not try to change their personality; however, I think it is important for them to learn how to communicate. I am not saying that introverts have to spend time communicating and socializing but I mean they have to deliver their creative thoughts to others. From those communications, society will start to understand positive aspect of being introvert.