Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously

With funny outcomes and tips for readers along the way, an introvert attempts to emulate an extrovert's lifestyle for a year.

For a year, what would happen if a timid introvert adopted the social habits of an outgoing extrovert? If she purposefully and voluntarily placed herself in risky social settings that she would otherwise stay away from? Jessica Pan, a writer, wants to learn. Pan sets up a series of personal challenges (talking to strangers, doing stand-up comedy, hosting a dinner party, travelling alone, making friends on the road, and much worse) with the assistance of various extrovert mentors in order to investigate whether living as an extrovert can teach her lessons that might enhance the quality of her life. This book investigates what happens when an introvert overcomes her natural inclinations, takes the risk, and attempts—and sometimes fails—to be a little bit bolder. It chronicles the author's amusing and terrible year of mishaps.