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You can be a very social person and have tons of friends etc etc but at the end of the day if you are not too affected by other's opinions about you then you ar
by bh42222 15y ago
You can be a very social person and have tons of friends etc etc but at the end of the day if you are not too affected by other's opinions about you then you are an introvert.
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I am introvert. And I also I am not affected by other people's opinions. Those two have nothing in common. Me being an introvert is not responsible for this.
I also have a lot of friends and by all objective measures am very social. But after a lot of very fun and enjoyable social interaction I feel mentally tired and need alone time to recharge. That is ALL that introversion is.
Extroversion on the other hand means you feel invigorated after social interaction.
This has nothing to do with approval seeking behavior which is an entirely separate personality trait, which can be found in both extroverts and introverts.
- wisty 15y agoI think GP is arguing over the meaning (and etymology) of the term, not how introverts (which I would define as people would prefer their own company) behave. Definition debates over the meaning of 'introversion' are common, because the term is often used very badly. The most annoying definition is "good with people". There's no such thing - the star quarterback, class president, class drug dealer, guy who's dated every second girl in class, the couple who have been together for 3 years, the president of the math club, and the class comedian are all "good with people" in very different ways. People like to think there's a general skill of "being good with people", because they think that if they acquire it they'll be good with people. It's a combination of the "grass is greener" and "silver bullet" fantasies.
- nodemaker 15y agoThe type of introversion I was referring to is found most commonly in INTJ people(and you sir most likely are one!).But yeah, other kinds of introverts exist too. http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/extraversion-or-introversion.asp http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-bas...
- bh42222 15y agoThe type of introversion I was referring to is found most commonly in INTJ people(and you sir most likely are one!). Yep, and my T preference is 55.