As an introvert, the last time I want to see someone who I should make social contact with is when I’m about to arrive home in my private place.
In other words, make sure that the gathering space is not obligatory (at least for introverts): this likely means ensuring that the home in question is inhabited by extroverts.
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The failure mode I experienced in collage common areas was closed/unwelcoming groups of people taking over the room. Notably, one common room transitioning nearly overnight to ‘the room where everyone rapidly spoke in (foreign) language X’ (I don’t remember which language offhand).
This can be mitigated through proper rules; it’s not as simple as just having the room available.
As an introvert, the last time I want to see someone who I should make social contact with is when I’m about to arrive home in my private place.
In other words, make sure that the gathering space is not obligatory (at least for introverts): this likely means ensuring that the home in question is inhabited by extroverts.
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The failure mode I experienced in collage common areas was closed/unwelcoming groups of people taking over the room. Notably, one common room transitioning nearly overnight to ‘the room where everyone rapidly spoke in (foreign) language X’ (I don’t remember which language offhand).
This can be mitigated through proper rules; it’s not as simple as just having the room available.