To solve my social anxiety, I had to confront why I became a writer in the first place

SURPRISINGLY, A LOT OF REPORTERS HAVE SOCIAL ANXIETY. Although it’s actually not all that surprising when you consider how nerdy and awkward all the kids were at your high school newspaper. And how those who didn’t blossom then spent nights editing college papers. And how those who didn’t gain confidence are now professionals high-fiving each other every time an actor or a politician agrees to talk to them.

My social anxiety manifests in having trouble asking other people for things, which