Introversion, was Re: stupidity
renard
p'ed and e'ed
>another comment on the meyers-briggs. friends and co-workers were surprised
>when i came out a very strong introvert. i am in advertising and need to be
>"on" a lot.
>
>the tester said, however, that introvert does not always mean what we normally
>(i know, i KNOW what's :normal" :> ) think of as introverted. in my case, it
>really means i need serious "down time" like on sunday when i do nothing but
>read, listen to music, etc. ...no social interaction....
>
>hope that lends a little more insight
>
>christine
>
>p.s. renard, are you foxy?????
Oh you bet. I can outfox anything on two legs. (Much harder tho, to
outfox my fellow critters; my cat, for example, is on to me.) I reposted
my "how I got my name" story earlier, to answer further whether I am a fox,
and to remind myself of the importance of this part of my identity.
As for the introversion:
Christine gives the defining distinction. Introverts gain their power,
peace and rest from being alone with themselves. Extroverts get energy,
etc from being with others.
Never mind this Venus/Mars stuff .. the ultimate mixed relationship is an
introvert with an extrovert. Whenever the extroverted one needs the innie
to be present, it has wandered off to smell the roses or lurk in its cave.
And whenever the innie needs some peace and quiet to collect itself, the
outie is at its elbow clamoring. And they neither one can entirely figger
out why the other acts so counter-intuitive.
I suppose, howver, an inne and an outie can be compatible, as long as they
never both need recharging at the same time.
You don't have to be shy to be an introvert (although it helps.) No matter
how long I live, it will always require me an intellectual stretch to
remember that some folks actually get "up" by being with other people.
very silly this afternoon, perhaps I shouldn't have had that last cup of coffee.
renard
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