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If introverts focus on getting things done what do extroverts do in your eyes? Just hang out? There's a book about this called Quiet, I it. It's an overview of
by 8fGTBjZxBcHq 5y ago
If introverts focus on getting things done what do extroverts do in your eyes? Just hang out?
There's a book about this called Quiet, I it. It's an overview of the like social history of the concepts of intro- and extroversion, and also research about these traits. The difference seems to be more about stimulation and arousal than like social preferences or anything to do with work.
Introverts get more aroused from the same stimulus than extroverts do. This manifests in a bunch of different ways. The social ones are most obvious because human connection is the most common source of intense stimulus in human lives.
But for example extroverts are more likely to be "adrenaline junkies" because they need more stimulus to feel the same degree of excitement. This has nothing to do at all with social stuff or talking or "getting things done" it's just a thing. There are dozens or hundreds of correlations like this.
The interpersonal and social differences are the most obvious effects, but they aren't at the core of what these things are.
- neonological 5y agoI feel a lot of introverts enjoy patting themselves on the back. Case in point you found a book called quiet. Is there a book on the other side of the spectrum called "loud"?
- 8fGTBjZxBcHq 5y agoDid it not register that the very first sentence of my comment was calling the other poster out for that sort of self-congratulatory introvert framing? Did you read anything in what I described of the book that seemed overwhelmingly positive about introverts because it kind of isn't. Are you under the impression that I'm an introvert? Because uh no. I get what you're saying I just don't see why you're saying it to me I guess.
- neonological 5y agoMy bad. Apologies. It actually didn't register.
- 8fGTBjZxBcHq 5y agoHaha fair enough, sorry I was kind of snarky about it. I thought you were intentionally misinterpreting to start an argument. Good lesson about giving people the benefit of the doubt for both of us I guess.