The Utilitarian View of Shyness (and Introversion)

For me the positive of being shy is that I don’t need or crave much time socializing. That frees up tons of my time to actually accomplish things, which then raises my status to the point where people are willing to put in some effort to get to know me. I find that many people who are good at socializing rely way too much on their ability to network to get through life and don’t actually take the time to develop new skills or actually get things done.

Joe Teicher, Comment on "Why Be Shy" by Robin Hanson