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Introversion means tht you don't draw energy from social interaction. After awhile it makes you tired and you need solitude to recharge.
Extroversion means that you draw energy from social interaction, and solitude drains your energy levels.
When I worked(I am retired), I worked in a job that was all about people interaction. When I went home I didn't socialize. I read, I meditated, I organized my solitude. And so the next morning, I was refreshed to go back for a day what gradually and inexorably ground down my energy levels.
My wife is the opposite. She is a work-aholic because she gains energy from constantly being around people.
It's piggybacking on the Geek Chic trend, which stereotyped many of the successful tech leaders as introverts, and fortified when that book Quiet came out. Then it became cool to characterize introverts as deep and mysterious while extroverts are brushed off as shallow and thoughtless.
Of course there is much more to it than that ^^^ and MANY people don't REALLY understand it. It's not just needing time to yourself. We ALL need that.
I really thought that book was worthless. It wasn't helpful at all.
Introversion means tht you don't draw energy from social interaction. After awhile it makes you tired and you need solitude to recharge.
Extroversion means that you draw energy from social interaction, and solitude drains your energy levels.
When I worked(I am retired), I worked in a job that was all about people interaction. When I went home I didn't socialize. I read, I meditated, I organized my solitude. And so the next morning, I was refreshed to go back for a day what gradually and inexorably ground down my energy levels.
My wife is the opposite. She is a work-aholic because she gains energy from constantly being around people.
I think the definitions of intro and extro must surely be too glib. I test out and identify as an extrovert, but I do feel drained after lengthy social exchanges. When I worked I talked to people all day long, and I did what you did. I went home and had quiet time which I needed to do to recharge.
However, I do small talk very well, and I can talk to anyone about almost anything. And I talk effortlessly to strangers who are willing to talk to me.
I think it might be better to think of introversion and extroversion as a continuum. Different people fall on different places on the continuum. Or, maybe there is a better way of visualizing how extroverts and introverts are different.
Many people mistake me for being extroverted because of my personality. It isn't until they have known me awhile when they start to notice that I keep to myself and do not socialize or partake of any work-related "togetherness".
When I was hired into another department many people thought I was going to fit in with them quite well and have this party spirit that many of them have (this is a big office of 95% women). I don't trust a lot of the people there and seldom engage in conversations with any of them - that is, outside of the immediate group I work with.
Family, now that's another matter. They know damn well how introverted I am.
Many people mistake me for being extroverted because of my personality. It isn't until they have known me awhile when they start to notice that I keep to myself and do not socialize or partake of any work-related "togetherness".
When I was hired into another department many people thought I was going to fit in with them quite well and have this party spirit that many of them have (this is a big office of 95% women). I don't trust a lot of the people there and seldom engage in conversations with any of them - that is, outside of the immediate group I work with.
Family, now that's another matter. They know damn well how introverted I am.
I didn't care to participate in social activities pertaining to work either. At least, I didn't do that very often.
I did like my coworkers though. I always got along with them and enjoyed their company while at work.
I did like my coworkers though. I always got along with them and enjoyed their company while at work.
I relate. I much preferred the other department - an even larger one - where the employees are a mix of sexes and ages, etc. And my friends are still in that department, although I seem them socially once in a while.
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