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>I enjoy my alone time, [...] And I enjoy my social time, >I can be outwardly interactive and introverted [...] Or I can be shy and extroverted You are using

by jasode 7y ago

>I enjoy my alone time, [...] And I enjoy my social time, >I can be outwardly interactive and introverted [...] Or I can be shy and extroverted You are using introversion/extroversion differently from me. Your usage seems very similar to the author's: introversion/extroversion is based on the environmental situation instead of an underlying personality trait. Yes, I can acknowledge that I also enjoy social time with people, but that does not mean I'm both extroverted and introverted. The introversion -- as I'm using that term -- is my underlying neurological tendency. All the hundreds of various social functions I've enjoyed still doesn't change my underlying tendency.

JumpCrisscross 7y ago
> my underlying neurological tendency And I’m saying for some people, this tendency is not stable. It’s something we observe, and can’t directly control. It’s a real variance in base psychology, and one I embrace as a core piece of my personality. (Given consciousness is subjective, it’s tremendously difficult to differentiate innate tendencies from reactions to one’s environment.)