According to the documentary Sensitive: The Untold Story, there are 1.4 billion highly sensitive people (HSPs) in the world (15-20% of the population). As Elaine Aron’s research has shown, 30% of that ...
Introversion is a personality trait. A person who is an introvert tends to be more focused on internal feelings. They are usually quiet, reserved, and reflective. Introversion and extroversion exist ...
I propose the "And" model of introversion and extroversion, rather than the "Or" model. Read part 1 of this series, if you haven't. First, I’ll note that I’m using the terms introversion and ...
Most people aren't strictly introverted or extroverted, but fall somewhere in between. Introverts tend to feel drained after a lot of socializing, while extroverts tend to feel energized. There's ...
The MBTI test helped spread the terms ‘introversion’ and ‘extroversion’ to a wider audience, but it’s widely seen as pseudoscientific.Photograph: H Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images About 10 ...
Introversion and extroversion aren’t new concepts — but they’ve certainly been re-debuted during the COVID-19 pandemic. I used to think I was somewhat of an introvert. I enjoyed hanging out with my ...
Conventional wisdom says you might be an introvert if you’re quiet and shy. In this view, everyone else is an extrovert (also spelled extravert in psychology circles) — an introvert’s outgoing, social ...
It took me years to figure out the right answer to that question. For most of my life, I considered myself an extrovert. People told me I was a good communicator, I enjoyed spending time with others, ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This typescript is Samuel Kavruck’s ...
Since people increasingly recognize a tendency to withdraw from others as a common sign of depression, someone who doesn’t know you well might assume these traits mean you have depression, or perhaps ...
Where do you fall between introvert versus extrovert? Learn about a test for that here, and the four factors that help determine the results. If you’ve ever told someone that you prefer going out to ...
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