Companion Blog to the Social Hermit’s Guide to Social Media
Actual physical networking is NOT happening right now due to the coronavirus pandemic that is keeping us all physically distant. We are all — regardless of where we are on the introvert/extrovert spectrum — adapting to how we are social. We recently refreshed a great article on making the most of social media when one is an introvert. I, too, am a big believer in social media. However, being more the extrovert, I was an early adopter who embraced the social networking opportunities. Good, right? Well, yes. . . and no. I probably jumped in somewhat blindly. After years of participating, posting, engaging, and sharing, I have also learned when to rein it in – observing more, sharing less, offering help, and interacting more strategically. So, for all you social butterflies out there who took the plunge, joined every new platform available and may have–at one point or another–over-shared, this post is for you.
