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secretary under President Clinton, describes
how he “always liked to be
away from the center, whether in the
Oval Office or the chief of staff’s office,
where my regular seat became the foot
of the table. That little bit of physical
distance felt more comfortable to me,
and let me read the room and comment
from a perspective ever so slightly removed.
I didn’t worry about being
overlooked. No matter how far away
you were sitting or standing, you could
always just say, ‘Mr. President, I think
this, that, or the other.’ ”
We would all be better off if, before
accepting a new job, we evaluated the
presence or absence of restorative
niches as carefully as we consider the
family leave policy or health insurance
plans. Introverts should ask themselves:
Will this job allow me to spend time on
in-character activities like, for example,
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