Shyness is the lack of self esteem in social circumstances, it's more than feasible to be a shy extrovert. The best explanation I've heard is that introverts sp

Shyness is the lack of self esteem in social circumstances, it's more than feasible to be a shy extrovert. The best explanation I've heard is that introverts spend a majority of their time in social circumstances scanning people, trying to understand how that person "works". That takes a LOT of mental energy.