> Extroverts tend to prefer to think on their feet; openly sharing their half formed thoughts knowing that their ideas will finish molding themselves through th

> Extroverts tend to prefer to think on their feet; openly sharing their half formed thoughts knowing that their ideas will finish molding themselves through the process of talking. Introverts, however, prefer to think their thoughts through to completion in their heads before verbally sharing their ideas with others Yes, this distinction exists: between those more inclined to involve others quickly and share thoughts openly - thinking publicly, and those who prefer to think privately. I'm an extremely public thinker which can be frustrating, peculiar (, and impressive) for some people. A good (fictional) example of a public thinker would be House (MD.) who often just used other people as props for thinking out-loud, was confident in everything he said regardless of whether it was well thought out or not: preferring to fail quickly rather than spend time getting to the truth. Most examples of 'truth-seeking' however, in fiction are portrayed in the reverse: unlike sherlock on who House is based, columbo/poirot/etc. are all fairly private people who don't give much away (and indeed, in columbos case, deliberate hide what he thinks) until they have the full picture. It doesn't need to be dressed up in knowingly-phrased half-baked pop psych, and I dont think it has anything to do with extra/intro-version, at least, very little.