Can Becoming an Extravert Make an Introvert Happier?

Do you believe that introverts would be happier if they could only become more extraverted? Are there unmistakable benefits associated with extraversion involved in being outgoing, sociable, cheerful, and likely to relate well to others? Are these the qualities that introverts secretly wished they possessed? Perhaps you tend toward the introverted yourself and prefer to retreat to the background. Whether it’s a social gathering, a work event, or a volunteer meeting, you’re just as happy to let other people shine their lights while you stay in the shadows. However, your partner or best friends keep urging you to become more outgoing. They insist that you’d have more fun and be more successful socially if you, as the song goes, “put on a happy face.” It’s not that you’re unhappy, but your quiet behavior leads them to think you are. You wish they’d refer to the song lyrics “don’t go changing” instead.

Previous research on the happiness of introverts suggests that living in a

Meet the gorgeous finalists of the Queen and Kings Of Mr. and Miss Nigeria International 2016 (Beauty and Brain Edition)

 

Who wears the crown?
Who represent Nigeria International?
Who is the next brand ambassador?

“Cocktails 2 Live 4” debuts at Grills In & Out in Lekki | Taste & Meet New People on 28th March

Cocktails 2 Live 4 is a project that aims to educate, enlighten and promote the ever-growing cocktail culture in Nigeria; affirm, celebrate and recognize Nigerian bartenders and mixologists whose touch of professionalism have added credible value to the Cocktails Industry. 

 

It will be a veritable platform for old, new and upcoming mixologists and bartenders to aspire, network, share their ideas, build their craft and expertise and stir up their passion, in a fun-filled environ, entertaining or lovers of cocktails, drinks canesoiur.

The Kumawu Chieftaincy Dispute Resolving in a Mysterious Way ...

The Kumawu Chieftaincy

Human beings will never understand how God does His things hence the saying, "Man proposes but God disposes". Many an amazing spiritual revelation indicates with precision that God has appointed a particular person from the Ananangya royal family to be the successor Kumawuhene to the late Barimah Asumadu Sakyi II. However, Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the alleged Overlord of Asanteman, who indeed is a Ceremonial Head of Asanteman since the restoration of the Asante Confederacy in 1935, acting in concert with Asanteman Council and certain other accomplices, has been making relentless, but deliberate efforts, to scupper God's plans.

Let us now look how God is working, slowly but surely, to bring about his purpose for his appointed One (Barimah Tweneboah Koduah IV) and the citizenry of Kumawuman.

Kanye West mocked for Bizarre Self-styled Kim Kardashian photoshoot on a Heap of Dirt

Kanye West wasn't going to let his ego be bruised by the critique of his recent self-styled Kim Kardashian photo shoot.

 

The Yeezus singer - who's widely regarded for having a pretty high opinion of himself - held his head high as he arrived in London on Thursday night, amidst an onslaught of abuse about the bizarre images.  

Listening to Music differs between Rich and Poor: Research

Poorer, less-educated people like musical genres such as disco, golden oldies, heavy metal and rap while their wealthier and better-educated peers prefer classical, jazz, opera, pop and rock, scientists have found.

Social class continues to inform our cultural attitudes and the way we listen to music, researchers said.
"Breadth of taste is not linked to class. But class filters into specific likes and dislikes," said Gerry Veenstra, study author and professor at University of British Columbia (UBC)'s Department of Sociology.

Art auctions rake in N224.8m in 2014

While the nation’s fortunes from its mono product have been shrinking as a result of dipping crude oil prices in the international market, art has been raking in rising revenue from auction sales.

For many years, the income from art sales had been on the increase, making a significant contribution to the nation’s economy, until lately, when a turn in the economy forced a decline.

 

For the first time in five years, sales in the Nigerian art market nosedived to N224. 8 million in 2014 against N286.6 million and N232 million in 2013 and 2012 respectively, recording a 27 percent drop when compared to the sales in 2013.