A New Year’s Eve Survival Guide for Introverts

People love to say the holidays are the happiest time of the year. For introverts, they’re more like a month-long endurance test disguised as festive cheer. December isn’t just busy — it’s a nonstop relay of social obligations that require sustained energy, emotional availability and a suspicious amount of small talk. It’s not that introverts don’t like people. It’s that people, in large doses, are exhausting.It starts with Thanksgiving. Then comes the work party. Then the church gathering. Then