Normally, I am overwhelmed by noise.  I am overwhelmed by the chatter-clutter of the world. I'm dizzied by it.  I'm depressed by it. I don't want to add to it. I want to be silent. But the world tells me that silence is bad.  It tells me I must think and talk and write. Fast. Confidently.  A lot. Successful women are social.  Successful women articulate.   Smart women thrust their own faltering voices into the mix or die a terrible death. I am here (hear? ) to say: I don't want to talk.  I don't want to write. I would rather be quiet.  Very quiet.  Silent.  I would rather watch and listen than talk.