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

[Dana Blankenhorn]

I know I am an introvert and always have been. The exception is that when I
get excited I go over the top, lose my temper completely.

So I try to save my aggrression for the keyboard, where it can be edited

On Sat, Nov 10, 2018 at 11:21 AM Rikki Endsley <rendsley at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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