Major Tom
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
I keep it quiet and polite, but deep down inside I wish I could push a button and exterminate most of mankind.
Yeah, I like being left alone.
That sounds more misanthropic to me than introverted.
I keep it quiet and polite, but deep down inside I wish I could push a button and exterminate most of mankind.
Yeah, I like being left alone.
That sounds more misanthropic to me than introverted.
Hard core INTJ here. Meaning I’m pretty much maxed in the respective categories.
HR gave us the Myers-Briggs at my former employer. They chose several peoples results as examples to discuss in front of a group of several hundred. The very last one discussed was mine, which the giggly, extroverted HR types actually made fun of.
I’m happy with the way I am, and wouldn’t want me to be any other way. But I admit that I DESPISE most extroverts. Most people, for that matter.
I keep it quiet and polite, but deep down inside I wish I could push a button and exterminate most of mankind.
Yeah, I like being left alone.
Introvert forced to play extravert's role for entire life, in order to achieve at least something.
I am a bit surprised at all the members who identify as introvert. Guess we won’t be doing a meet up soon.
There have been many threads and multiple polls over the years in the forum about this issue, and without exception they have revealed a high preponderence of introverts in the responses of those who participated in the threads and/or polls.
I am an extreme INTJ; this is my motto.
I cringe when someone is urged to introduce herself/himself in the "Hi, I am..." forum. Sorry, no can't do for me as an introvert.
It's much easier, being an introvert, to participate in online forums such as this. There's no one looking at you as you talk. And you don't have to struggle to get someone to listen to you as they babble on.
I think there is a misconception that extroverts are talkers and introverts are not. The original definition of the two is that extroverts energize by being with people and introverts energize by going alone.
So one could say that by participating and enjoying being on this forum, you’re an extrovert. Hmmmm.
Heh, heh, but when we're done on the forum, we introverts are satisfied. The extroverts still need to find someone else to talk to.
Myself, being an extrovert in practice, really don't understand why so many posts, and usually not informative in content. Being an engineer, where things are always black and white to me, makes me think I don't know what is up with this psychological stuff.
Heh, heh, but when we're done on the forum, we introverts are satisfied. The extroverts still need to find someone else to talk to.
This sounds like you since you have a very high post count all the time!
I’m gregarious, social, etc. But I also need a lot of alone time. I have an overactive mind and too much stimulation exhausts me.
INFJ here. I see patterns, connections, everywhere. People-oriented, so very sympathetic. But boy oh boy, I hate talking small talk with PEOPLE. Male INFJ makes me the rarest of creatures!
Connected: HSP. Highly Sensitive Person.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_processing_sensitivity.
I think there is a misconception that extroverts are talkers and introverts are not. The original definition of the two is that extroverts energize by being with people and introverts energize by going alone.
So one could say that by participating and enjoying being on this forum, you’re an extrovert. Hmmmm.
I read a definition not long ago that made sense.
Introverts energize from within.
Extroverts energize externally.
I am definitely an extrovert. Spending time with people balances me.
How about you? Does it matter? Has one way or another advanced or hindered you?
So many seem to be choosing introvert or extrovert as though everyone is either 100% one or the other. That doesn't seem to be the case in real life.
Being around a lot of people tires me out mentally.
A day hiking in the woods by myself is what balances me.
I think there is a misconception that extroverts are talkers and introverts are not. The original definition of the two is that extroverts energize by being with people and introverts energize by going alone.
So one could say that by participating and enjoying being on this forum, you’re an extrovert. Hmmmm.