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

[Christine Hall]

I figure I'm some kind of hybrid introvert/extrovert. Like Swap, in 
small groups I can be the life of the party. I also do well with large 
groups. I'm very at ease and relaxed in large groups when I'm conducting 
a workshop or giving a talk for example.

At parties, I'm a useless wallflower and am completely alone and lonely. 
So much so that I don't go to parties at all anymore. I'm also an 
introvert when I'm around snobs who think they're better than me, which 
only gives them more power.

Christine Hall
Publisher & Editor
FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
http://fossforce.com

On 11/10/18 9:37 AM, Steve Wexler wrote:
> Much 'happier' (?) with this collection of characteristics.
> 
> On Sat, 10 Nov 2018 at 09:33, Stephen Satchell <ipg at satchell.net 
> <mailto:ipg at satchell.net>> wrote:
> 
>     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".
> 
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