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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
I don't like that definition.
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Well....eventually, commonly, discussions end up zeroing in on what it the definition of "xxxxxxx." The two definitions I gave are common, and often in conflict with each other. Casual acquaintances, in both my personal and professional lives, absolutely regard me as an extrovert. I have spoken to groups of a few hundred. I am 110% comfortable, and energized, by rooms of small groups I can glide through and engage in conversation. I am, as I say, gregarious.
And yet, on Myers-Briggs tests, I score right in the middle between Introvert and Extrovert. Why? Because while I am delighted to discuss economics or labor policy or subatomic physics, if you ask be about my relationship with my father or mother or siblings, I will say "good" and offer no details. Those are private thoughts.
Let me put it another way: In social situations, I am like a kid in a candy store. Enjoy it very much. Also, I crave solitude. Days at a time with no human interaction. So.....am I am Introvert or an Extrovert. People around me are certain that I am an Extrovert. That's because they see only my outside.