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01 Dec 2005, 3:12 pm

Introverts tend to enjoy solitary. But they can be as talkative as extroverts if given enough solitude that is required. vice versa, extroverts tend to enjoy interacting with people/ being outgoing. But they can be as quiet as introvert. Not every second of an extroverted person involves talking.

So if extroverts would show more appreciation of their internal as much as they appreciate their external side, neutrally, Then may be society's way of thinking about introverts would be more subtle and understanding;therefore, both internal and external aspects, which human beings have to some degree, will be widely accepted and appreciated equally.



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01 Dec 2005, 4:18 pm

anarkhos wrote:
I used to be an extrovert until I discovered what others opinions of me were.

Not being concerned avec ce que les gens te pensent is crucial to a healthy self-esteem. Some people will always hate you for no very good reason no matter how kind you are to them. You can't please everyone, so just try to be happy and get along with those who aren't too judgmental.



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01 Dec 2005, 5:50 pm

DrizzleMan wrote:
If extroverts suck energy away from you, would socialising with introverts be less tiring? :wink:


I've found that socializing with introverts is much less tiring than socializing with extroverts. In general, being around introverts is less tiring than being around extroverts. Extroverts seem more likely to chatter without actually expecting a response, to think out loud, and to vocalize questions first (instead of trying to figure it out and asking when they get stuck).

I used to share an office with two somewhat introverted people. Unless there was a large amount of people coming in and interrupting us, I was mostly fine. I didn't mind sharing an office with them too much. Then when NoisyOfficeMate (an extrovert) started working where I work, I was moved next door so we could share an office. Sometimes I get overloaded just by being in the same space with her. She has this need to share the most inane crap, and she's just a noisy person. She even told me she makes more noise when stressed out. Plus, she cares much more about social pleasantries like smiling and saying good morning.



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01 Dec 2005, 6:49 pm

DrizzleMan wrote:
If extroverts suck energy away from you, would socialising with introverts be less tiring? :wink:


I really think, for me at least, that it has less to do with introversion/extroversion and the quality of their personality and the quality of how we relate.

I have friends that are both introverts and extroverts. BMy best friend is one of those types of uber-dynamic extroverts who lives on Anthony Robbins tapes, has a sportbike, is into martial arts, and is always psyched about something new he wants to buy that he doesn't usually have the money for. Some of my other friends are like that too - then again they all seem to be in touch with a lot more than just the superficial, seem to have their inner worlds, but in addition to being outgoing they really get their charge off of others far more often than not.

I think another thing that's more important is depth - I definitely don't think depth is exclusive to introverts. When extroverts have it you can usually spot it out in terms of seeing that their very real people, open-minded, and are more interested in another person's character and integrity as a friend and what's in the other person's head rather than their status.

On the other hand I've also known a lot of introverts who seemed kinda critical, wierd, and the biggest reason why it drained me to be arround em was that I had to really restrict how much of my real self I was showing (like many of you probably do arround a lot of extroverts) and that effort of perpetually doctoring my behaviors and responses a lot was really what drained me. Yeah, I still have to do that to a degree with people I get along with but it usually isn't as constant, critical, or tiring.

When it comes to critical people though I'd rather be arround a critical extrovert - you can at least size em up pretty quick and know how to deal with em.


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