Most people don't love the idea of making awkward conversation with people they barely know, but for introverts a poke in the eye is preferable to mingling in a crowded room.
But despite favouring solitude, a new study has revealed that introverted behaviour isn't holding people back from scaling the career ladder, in fact more CEOs are introverts than extroverts.
So in honour of the wallflowers (who will be running Wall Street by the sounds of it) here are 12 things that will make total sense to you if you are an introvert.