[Ipg-smz] How many of us self-identify as introverts?

[Stephen Satchell]

On 11/10/2018 04:08 AM, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols wrote:
> Personally, I'm right on the border. I feel like an introvert but I can
> be very social... and then I crash.
> 
> What about you?

>From Huffington Post:

1. You find small talk incredibly cumbersome.
2. You go to parties -– but not to meet people.
3. You often feel alone in a crowd.
4. Networking makes you feel like a phony.
5. You’ve been called “too intense.”
6. You’re easily distracted.
7. Downtime doesn’t feel unproductive to you.
8. Giving a talk in front of 500 people is less stressful than having to
mingle with those people afterwards.
9. When you get on the subway, you sit at the end of the bench -– not in
the middle.
10. You start to shut down after you’ve been active for too long.
11. You’re in a relationship with an extrovert.
12. You’d rather be an expert at one thing than try to do everything.
13. You actively avoid any shows that might involve audience participation.
14. You screen all your calls — even from friends.
15. You notice details that others don’t.
16. You have a constantly running inner monologue.
17. You have low blood pressure.
18. You’ve been called an “old soul” -– since your 20s.
19. You don’t feel “high” from your surroundings
20. You look at the big picture.
21. You’ve been told to “come out of your shell.”
22. You’re a writer.
23. You alternate between phases of work and solitude, and periods of
social activity.

I'm surprised by the number of these points that apply to me, which
means I tend to be an introvert.  (I would change point 22 to "I'm a
writer instead of a conversationalist".)

As for number 11, I would say that "Calamity Jane" is a more appropriate
description. Or that she could fill the title role of "The Perils of
Pauline".