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A Party For Book Lovers, Introverts, And Geeks
You are not going to believe this. If you’ve been looking for a way to find other rainforest minds, this may be your answer. I’m not kidding. A Silent Reading Party. You heard me. A fellow named Christopher Frizzelle, in Seattle, USA, created this event. People come together and read. No small talk. No chitchat. […]
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How To Find A Mate With A Rainforest Mind
How does a highly sensitive, intense, emotional, analytical, gifted, creative human find another highly sensitive, intense, emotional, analytical, gifted, creative human? Can two such humans get together and manage an intimate relationship without imploding or exploding or interploding? (I just made that last word up. But you can imagine it, can’t you?) You’re probably not worrying […]
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The Gifted Adult’s Guide to Finding Friends
You’re sensitive. Empathetic. Funny. Generous. Smart. Adorable. And yet, you have trouble finding friends. I’m here to help. I’ve gathered my five favorite posts on relationships here so that you don’t need to go searching for them. I’d suggest that you read them all to get my comprehensive take on this topic. You’ll be able to […]
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Gifted and Misunderstood
How are you misunderstood? Let me count the ways. People tell you to lighten up when you’re just trying to enlighten them. People tell you to stop being so critical when you’re just making careful, thoughtful and thorough observations. People tell you that you need to stop overthinking when you haven’t even begun to truly […]
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Smart, Sensitive, Intense And In Love
Do you occasionally overwhelm your partner with your intensity? Does the depth of emotion that comes so naturally to you, scare your sweetie? Is your enthusiasm over your fascinating study of ant behavior not matched by your spouse? Do you find that the love of your life just can’t keep up? Or is it the reverse? You’re the one […]
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Single? Lonely? Gifted? Listen Up.
If you’re single and feeling lonely, listen up. Because I know what you’re thinking. You’ve tried. Tinder. Plenty of Fish. Match. E-Harmony. The Church Barbecue. Nothing works. You must be too much. Too much for love. After all, you overwhelm your friends with your intensity. You’re too sensitive to shoot-’em-up-movies, to screeching leaf blowers, to wafting […]
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If I’m So Smart, Why Am I So Lonely?
It didn’t go well when you were a little tyke. You assumed that the other 5 year olds loved reading the dictionary as much as you did. You assumed that all 7 year olds preferred a vacation to NASA over a trip to Disneyworld. You assumed that the other kids would want to play your intricate games […]
YOUR RAINFOREST MIND
SUPPORT FOR THE EXCESSIVELY CURIOUS, CREATIVE, SMART & SENSITIVE
