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And an extrovert trying to become an introvert would probably find himself incredibly bored and lonely. They're just two different orientations, we don't need
by jhamburger 15y ago
And an extrovert trying to become an introvert would probably find himself incredibly bored and lonely. They're just two different orientations, we don't need to be constantly asserting superiority over one or the other.
- knieveltech 15y agoI agree with your sentiment but I think you're railing against the tide here. Asserting superiority is what people do. It's largely hardwired.
- innes 15y agoSpeak for yourself - I like to think I'm above that.
- knieveltech 15y agoSo does everyone else. :)
- hugh3 15y agoI'd go so far as to say that they're not even "two different orientations", it's just a spectrum. Some people are more introverted, others are more extroverted. Like most human characteristics it's probably bell-curveish. I'd say that "it's probably best to be somewhere in the middle, so that you're neither worn out by social situations or bored by spending time alone" but there's probably enough self-aggrandisement in this thread already.
- saranagati 15y agoyou're absolutely right that it's a spectrum. the myers-briggs assigns you're interovert/extrovert level as two ends of the spectrum. personally i got 99% introvert, 1% extrovert. As for not being able to change however, I don't believe that's set in stone. I took the test about 7 years ago and since then I feel like I'm more like 65%i/35%e. The whole idea of charging however is strange. Though I felt back before the test that i could only recharge at home, alone. At one point while i was the most social I felt as if I had to charge at home, then go out to recharge to balance it out. The brain is a very strange thing.