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　　标题：LetsQuitItwiththeIntrovertExtrovertNonsense
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　　Overthelastfewyears，we’veheardalotaboutthecriticaldifferencesbetweenintrovertsandextroverts。Weallheavedacollectivesighaswereadpersonalitydescriptions，thinking，that’sme！Butlikemanypersonalitystereotypes，thesearen’tveryusefulforunderstandingourselves。
　　Theideaofintroversionandextroversionhasbeenahottopicforyearsnow。Thewaymostmediaframeit，you’dthinkthere’sanongoingwargoingonbetweenthetwogroups。You’llfindcountlessessaysabouthowintrovertscanbeleaders，speakers，andmoredespiteaworldthat’sworkingagainstthem。Thesamegoesforextroverts。Yet，allthisselfidentificationdoesn’tgetusanywhere。Ittrapsusinstereotypesandmakesusfeellikeweneedtobehaveinacertainway，wheninfactfewofusfallintotheextremebinaryofintroversionandextroversion。Whenyouselfidentifywithonepersonalitytype，you’reatriskofignoringyourbodyandbrain’sactualneeds，andthat’snotusefulforanyone。
　　TheRealDifferenceBetweenIntrovertsandExtroverts
　　Therearealotofmisunderstandingsaboutwhatintroversionandextroversionactuallymean。Tomanypeople，beinganextrovertmeansyou’reoutgoing，andbeinganintrovertmeansyou’reshy。Ormaybeyouseeintrovertsashomebodieswhileextrovertsareoutchattingitupwithstrangersonthestreet。Maybeyouthinkintrovertsaresensitivewhileextrovertshaveathickskin。Noneofthosestereotypesarecorrect，solet’ssettherecordstraightbeforewegetfurtherintotheweeds。
　　IntroversionandextroversionareaspectsofpersonalitycoinedbyCarlJungintheearly20thcentury。Sincethen，they’reoftenincludedaspartsofpersonalityscalesliketheMyersBriggsTypeIndicator。Shynessandbeingoutgoingdon’it’smoreaboutwherewegetourenergyfrom。Infact，thedifferencesareprettysimple：
　　Introvertsgetexhaustedbysocialinteractionandneedsolitudetorecharge。
　　Extrovertsgetanxiouswhenleftaloneandgetenergyfromsocialinteraction。
　　That’sit。There’snothingaboutshyness，beingahomebody，orhowadventurousyouare。Bothtypescanbesocial，bothcancreative，bothcanbeleaders，andsoon。
　　Countlessstudiesshowdifferencesbetweenextrovertsandintrovertsrelatingtoclothingchoice，sexualbehavior，andmore。Theproblemisthesestudiesshowacorrelationbetweenbraindifferenceswithintroversionandextroversion，butdon’tshowthatthebraindifferencescauseintroversionorextroversion。Westilldon’tknowexactlyhowthatworks。Fornow，ourfriendsoveratio9haveagreatbreakdownofmanyofthesestudiesifyou’reinterested。
　　TheScienceofWhatMakesanIntrovertandanExtrovert
　　Doyouliketomakesmalltalk？Doyoupreferonetooneconversationsorgroupactivities？These
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　　PeopleDon’tUsuallyFitIntoanIntrovertExtrovertBinary
　　LetsQuitItwiththeIntrovertExtrovertNonsense
　　Itshouldn’tcomeasasurprisetoanyonethatabinaryscaleofhumanbehaviorisn’tcompletelyaccurate。Thisisn’tavideogame，whereweclearlyfallintothecategoryofgoodcharacterorevilcharacter。Introversionandextroversionarepartofascale。Justlikepoliticalaffiliations，mostofusdon’tfancyourselvesoneextremeortheother。
　　Asyoucanlikelyguessfromthename，ambivertstendtodriftbetweenintroversionandextroversiondependingoncontext。Forexample，youmightfeellikeyoudrawenergyfromtimespentwithonespecificgroupoffriends，whileanotherdrainsyou。Thesedays，despitewhatlisticleswouldhaveyoubelieve，psychologistsviewintroversionandextroversionasaspectrumwherewealltendtoamblebetweenthetwoextremes。
　　Thatisn’ttosaypeopledon’tleanmoretowardintroversionorextroversion，ofcourse。Wedo。Butpersonalityscienceisn’texact。Thereareanumberofdifferentfactorsthatinformourpersonalities。Frombrainstructuretopersonalhistory，weneedamyriadofspectrumstounderstandapersonasawhole。Knowingwhichintrovertorextroverttraitsyouhaveispartofamuchlargerpuzzle，anditdoesn’thelpyoupredictyourbehaviorwithouttherestofthosepieces。
　　PersonalityTypeIsn’taDisorderoranExcuse
　　Youdon’tfixintroversionorextroversion。Apersonalitytypeisnotaconditionoradisorderforyoutoremedy。Introversionisoftenequatedwithnegativeslikeshyness，anxiety，ornarcissism。Extrovertsareoftencalledshallow，badlisteners，andoverlyenergetic。Forthemostpart，noneofthesetraitshaveanythingtodowithintroversionandextroversion。
　　Forexample，it’sacommonassumptionthatintrovertshatepeopleandthatmakesitokay。Thatisn’tintroversion，it’sjustbeinganasshole。Extrovertscanhatepeopletoo。Introvertscanalsoenjoytalkingtopeopleandcanhavegreatsocialskills，justasextrovertsarecapableofenjoyingabeerbythemselvesatabar。
　　Furthermore，whenyouselfidentifywithanextremebinary，youtendtousethatpersonalitytypeasanexcuse，oreventoignoreyourownneeds。Forexample，everyoneneedstimealone，butifyouselfidentifyasanextrovert，youmightfeelguiltyaboutusingthatexcusetostayhomeSaturdaynight。Conversely，ifyouselfidentifyasanintrovert，youmightpassonsocialoutingsbecauseyouthinkyouneedthatalonetime，wheninfactsometimeoutwithfriendswoulddoyougood。I’mjustasguiltyofthisasanyoneelse。
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　　Introversionandextroversionaren’tdisordersthatneedfixing，butthey’realsonotcrutchestoleanon。Ifyoufancyyourselfonewayoranother，makesureyougainsomeusefulinsightfromthatanduseitmovingforward。Youdon’thavetochangeyourbehavior，butwhenyouunderstandyouractualneedsinthatmoment，you’rebetteroff。
　　It’sNotBettertoBeIntrovertedorExtroverted
　　Weallwanttobeapartofthewinninggroup，anddependingonwhichwayyouthinkyoulean，you’regoingtothinkthat’syou。There’salotofbackpattingontheinternetthatclaimsthatbothintrovertsandextroverts（andheck，evenambiverts）arethebestateverything。ThesearegreatforFacebookwhereyoucantriumphantlysaythatyouarethebestandeveryoneelseistheworst，butit’snotusefulinanyotherway。
　　Introvertsarenotbetterthanextroverts，orviceversa。Forexample，there’sanongoingstereotypethatintrovertsaremorelevelheaded，creative，intelligent，andrefined。Ifyoufancyyourselfmoreextroverted，you’reprobablyprettyannoyedwiththesetypesofclaims。Don’tworry：there’snorealevidenceanyaretrueorthatthey’recausedbyyourpersonalitytype。
　　Thatsaid，therearecommunicationstrugglesbetweenpeoplewholeanmoretowardintroversionorextroversion，butneitherisbetterorworsethantheother。Wealldifferfromeachotherincountlesswaysanditdoesn’tjustcomedowntoanextroversionintroversionspectrum。Dealingwithpeopleistoughsometimes，soweputlabelsoneachothertomakeitseemalittleeasier。
　　Youcanbeanextrovertwholikestodaydreamandreflectdeeplyonidea。Youcanbeanintrovertwholovestalkingtopeople。Youcanbeanassertive，loudtalkingintrovert。Youcanbeasensitive，sociallyawkwardextrovert。Weneedtoshedtheoutdatedandselfdiagnosednotionsofbinarypersonalitybecauseit’snotusefulforunderstandingwhowereallyare。