At a point in our lives, social activities start being a big deal, how we connect with our friends, the parties we go to, the way we dress, talk, vibe with others and so on. The older we get, the harder the pressure seems to get so that you either flow with the current and be somewhat safe or go against the current and break. In this generation of ours, communication, community and other social things have left most of the physical aspect and moved to the internet, where there is so much information, so many possibilities of what can be done, and of course the negatives are also much more.
There are three major parts to human reaction to social activities, we have the Introverts; these guys seem to have low social energy all the time, they abhor emotional and social stress and can do almost anything to keep it that way. They go to great lengths to not be disturbed in the slightest, they don't go out much, always binging one movie or the other, keeping to the bare minimum of things, only doing something because there is no other choice to be made.
Extroverts are like the exact opposite, social energy appears to be on an all time high whenever you see them, they love physical activities, they are either loud or like loud activities. They match energy with energy, most are very open and easy going, they can speak to anyone, anywhere and anytime. Their concept of personal space is more on the lax side and they forgive easily.
Ambiverts are a combination of both with a few outstanding traits. Their social energy is mostly in the middle, it is influenced heavily by their mood. Some of them can even exhibit many extroverted traits depending on how comfortable they are and how they feel. Other times they are as introverted as can be, depending on the mood too. They may not appear to be very common as their environment determines what social reactions they have at any given time. When they get very comfortable, they are extroverts, outgoing, filled with energy and enjoy physical and social interactions, otherwise, they go back to their "shell" and conserve energy just watching their environment.
I have met people that fit in to all three categories, and I must say that as an ambivert myself, I have learnt to relate each of them at their point of comfort as my work makes me prone to meeting people. Making them comfortable immediately makes it easier for them to open up to me and make working with them easier and more fun.
Dealing with all kinds of people doesn't have to be a horrendous experience, just learn people and match their energy, almost a guarantee for effective collaboration.
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