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Being shy and being introverted are not always the same thing. For some people, being introverted and being shy are closely entwined. For others, being an intro
by open-source-ux 5y ago
Being shy and being introverted are not always the same thing. For some people, being introverted and being shy are closely entwined. For others, being an introvert does not always mean being shy or anxious in social situations. For example, an introvert may find giving talks or presentations a stimulating activity. These activities are typically seen as extrovert activities.
On a somehwat related note, you can find introverted people in many professions, in roles which might be associated with being extroverted e.g. acting or a movie director.
An example: here's an informative video from introvert movie director David Sandberg (director of Shazam!, Lights Out and Annabelle Creation).
Can You Be An Introvert Director? Note: there's a very brief horror clip featuring a bit of gore in the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEyFH-uzlGg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEyFH-uzlGg
- cj 5y agoI consider myself an introverted CEO and I agree - being shy is not an immutable personality trait. Or maybe a better way to put it is "seeming shy" or "coming across as reserved" is something you can absolutely change with practice.
- wenc 5y agoI can relate. I’m very introverted in that I need a lot of time alone to be in my head (the lockdowns this past year were a cakewalk). But I’m not shy at all. I love talking to strangers and have very low anxiety when it comes to public speaking.
- superfrank 5y ago> Being shy and being introverted are not always the same thing. Add social anxiety into that mix as well. People tend to use all three interchangeably, and while there is overlap, they are all different things https://verilymag.com/2018/12/signs-of-social-anxiety-social-anxiety-disorder-anxiety-introvert https://verilymag.com/2018/12/signs-of-social-anxiety-social...