Here is a list of ways you can cut yourself off from other people and retreat into an introverted world that is both comfortable and perpetually alienating:
1. Don't answer emails right away. Ruminate on your hypothetical response. Let days or weeks go by. Include in your response an apology about being late to reply.
2. Don't answer your phone. Don't check voice mail. Don't call your missed callers back.
3. Work long hours alone on projects that require intense focus and quiet.
4. Follow up these long work hours with household and family projects that carry you into the evening hours.
5. For fun, pursue solo activities such as writing, biking, jogging, playing piano, or binge-watching shows that no one else can relate to.
6. Pour yourself a drink.
7. Do a deep-clean of something in the house. The refrigerator perhaps.
8. Make sure to allocate time for reviewing the kids' homework, grades, class schedule, and progress. Do this daily.
9. Don't pursue close friendships. Instead, try to cycle through acquaintances. See? You have friends.
10. Lie low. Get your shit done.
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