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

[Rikki Endsley]

I'm an introvert and this list is me. 😆

On Sat, Nov 10, 2018, 9:33 AM Stephen Satchell <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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