Our topic for today is all about introversion and extroversion. This topic is actually playing a big role in our society and business, which i'm going to explain it to you guys. So please enjoy!
Our lives shaped as profoundly by personality as by gender or race. And the single most important aspect of personality is where we fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum. This influences our choice of friends and mates, how we make conversation, resolve differences,
and show love. It affects the careers we choose and whether or not we succeed at them.
There are a few theories about the difference between introverts and extroverts. But the main one is where we get our energy from.
"Introverts"
They tend to recharge by spending time alone.
They lose energy from being around people for long time periods of time, particularly large crowds.
"Extroverts"
They gain energy from other people.
They lose their energy, when they spend too much time alone.
Of course, we all fall at different points along the spectrum. We have some degree of both introversion and extroversion, but we tend to learn to one side more than the other. Carl Jung, the psychologist who first popularised these terms, said that there's no such thing as pure introvert or a pure extrovert. He said that such a man would be in a lunatic asylum, if he existed at all. One third of half people are introverts. If you're not introvert yourself, you are surely raising, managing, married to or friends with one. If that statistics surprise you, that's probably because so many people pretend to be extroverts.
It makes sense that so many introverts hide even from themselves. We live in a value
system called the Extrovert ideal - the belief that the ideal self is a sociable, talkative and comfortable in the spotlight. Society has put upon us that introverted and quite style of being is not the right way to go, but we're supposed to be more outgoing and extroverted. Many introverts hide their introverted qualities to fit in. But we make a grave mistake to embrace the Extrovert Ideal so unthinkingly. Some of our greatest ideas, art and inventions came from quite people who knew hot to tune in to their inner worlds. Without introverts, the world would be without: The theory of gravity, Google, Harry Potter, the theory of relativity and so on...
If you're an introvert, you also know that the bias against quite can cause a deep psychic pain, you might have heard your parents apologise for your shyness over school, you were told to come out of your shell that noxious expression the tales to appreciate that some animals carry their shelter everywhere they go and some humans are the same., that's what introverts often have a feeling but there's something wrong with them, but there is another word to describe people, that spend too much time in their head: "thinkers", so let's see what are some common differences between the two personality traits.
Introverts and Extroverts differ in the level of outside stimulation, that they need to function well:
"Introverts"
Introverts prefer less stimulation as when they sip wine with close friends, solve corssword puzzle or read a book.
"Extroverts"
Extroverts enjoy the extra Bang that comes from activities like, meeting new people,
going to concerts and playing sports.
Many psychologists would agree, that introverts and extroverts work differently as well.
"Introverts"
Introverts often work more slowly and deliberately, they like to focus on one task at a time and can have mighty powers of concentration, they're relatively immune to lures of wealth and fame.
"Extroverts"
Extroverts tend to tackle assignments quickly, they make fast decisions and they are comfortable multitasking and taking risk. They enjoy chasing rewards like money and status.
Our personalities also shape our social styles
"Introverts"
Introverts may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while, which they were at home, with their pyjamas and a book in their hand, they prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues and family. They listen more than they talk, they think before they speak and often feel as if, they express themselves better in writing than in conversation, they tend to dislike conflict and many have a horror of small talk, but they enjoy deep conversations.
"Extroverts"
Extroverts are people, who invites you into a dinner party and laugh generously ate your jokes, they tend to be assertive dominant and in great need for company. Extroverts think out loud and on their feet, they prefer talking to listening rarely find themselves as lost for words and occasionally blurt out things they never meant to say, they're comfortable with conflict, but with solitude.
Introverts are not shy, shyness is a fear of social disapproval or humiliation, while introversion is a preference for environments that are not over stimulating, the mental state of a shy extrovert sitting quietly in a business meeting, maybe very different from that of a calm introvert, the shy person is simply afraid to speak up, while introvert is simply overstimulated but to the outside world, the two appear to be the same. So where do you find yourself more?
On the introverted side or the extroverted or do you possess both qualities equally, if so you might be an "ambivert" right int the middle of the spectrum, combining the best of both words, tell me which one are you in the comments below, so whether you're an introvert or extrovert, it doesn't really matter both have their own set of advantages, it's up to you to take note of them and make the most out of them.
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