tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post54870163152145458..comments2024-03-29T09:27:05.018-04:00Comments on The AC is On: IntroversionAnvilcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-60908759649848279222007-03-14T16:40:00.000-04:002007-03-14T16:40:00.000-04:00That's fascinating. I sometimes test as introvert,...That's fascinating. I sometimes test as introvert, sometimes as extravert. But I definitely need recuperative time. <BR/><BR/>Like Karla, email's the preferred ticket.<BR/><BR/>I bet you're right about bloggers ratios. Certainly for those old guard who gravitated to blogging rather than be pulled in for a stint by friends. People who process by interacting aloud get their needs all served readily offline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-7581466603980517202007-03-14T07:41:00.000-04:002007-03-14T07:41:00.000-04:00"I rather suspect that more than twenty-five per c...<I>"I rather suspect that more than twenty-five per cent of bloggers might be introverts. We're better at writing in our space than talking in shared space.<BR/>"</I><BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree more. I am much more comfortable writing that trying to articulate my thoughts in person. And the phone? I hate it. I prefer to communicate with email. <BR/><BR/>As someone who can come across as shy in person, I know the feeling of having other think I am standoff-ish, and as a result, often feel like an outsider in group settings. Mark on the other hand, is a total extrovert, and in person, people naturally gravitate to him. Truth be told, I find meeting new people uncomfortable without him there because he has a way of meeting people with such ease.karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05483505184799130550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-64211180567251681672007-03-13T19:55:00.000-04:002007-03-13T19:55:00.000-04:00I am an extreme introvert. Somehow, I managed to ...I am an extreme introvert. <BR/><BR/>Somehow, I managed to marry an extrovert and give birth to three extroverts. <BR/><BR/>Nothing drains me more than going to a party. I scout out places to hide. <BR/><BR/>Small talk? Only if I'm medicated!<BR/><BR/>I'm still trying to recover from my weekend, when all the extroverts were home.<BR/><BR/>Thankfully, I have an introverted son-in-law and daughter-in-law. Occassionally we can be found off in a room together, fleeing from those competitive games players of mine. <BR/><BR/>I find it a fascinating subject, and highly recommend the book "Please Understand Me" - by Keirsey.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065893613028995685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-85343541965201742472007-03-13T15:44:00.000-04:002007-03-13T15:44:00.000-04:00I too happened to catch this news segment and, lik...I too happened to catch this news segment and, like you, I found it most interesting. I suspect, on the introvert - extrovert scale, I lean towards the introvert end. My husband, on the other hand, is a definite extrovert.. so I suppose we tend to balance each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-42317864576359899942007-03-13T15:40:00.000-04:002007-03-13T15:40:00.000-04:00Excellent! So that's my problem: I am an introver...Excellent! So that's my problem: I am an introvert. That business about 'down time' - Wow. I've actually played hooky when we've been on a week-long tour so that I could just recoup from the constant need to interact. <BR/>This is fascinating. When we took Tai Chi - I did exactly what you do. I could not easily learn or execute the movements when with the class, but did pretty well at home.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-60283556637546038142007-03-13T11:19:00.000-04:002007-03-13T11:19:00.000-04:00I have enjoyed reading your thoughts about being i...I have enjoyed reading your thoughts about being introspective. I have a co worker with whom I have had a lot of difficulty and I find that mostly it is due to differences in exactly this area. As an extrovert, I appreciate learning more about this viewpoint.Lonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174528539177489353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-105052962378043562007-03-13T10:41:00.000-04:002007-03-13T10:41:00.000-04:00This is really interesting information. I give a l...This is really interesting information. I give a lot of talks and presentations and find that I'm alright during, it's afterward that tends to "get me". I think I just need to find a restorative niche.<BR/><BR/>Thanks AC!dmmgmfmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872482306885344135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-34802873253139757142007-03-13T07:46:00.000-04:002007-03-13T07:46:00.000-04:00I think that introverts gravitate to blogging, too...I think that introverts gravitate to blogging, too. We used the Myers-Briggs test in the career counseling job I used to have. What we found in testing was that almost half of the people we tested thought they were introverts but were not. (but I could have told them that! they were chatty, social, as opposed to listeners) There are free MBTI personality tests online, if you Google Myers-Briggs. I'm a INFP :)PBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672893473413051922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-76575009617206819422007-03-12T23:01:00.000-04:002007-03-12T23:01:00.000-04:00I've explored this subject a little in my own blog...I've explored this subject a little in my own blog. I'm definitely an introvert and have wondered if there are more in blogland that extroverts. I know I definitely need recuperation time...down time...after spending time with people. I also use listening to get through social situations. Aren't there too many talkers and too few listeners anyway?Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295553538430945014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-64037134043346346692007-03-12T21:38:00.000-04:002007-03-12T21:38:00.000-04:00I am an extrovert, married to an introvert. When ...I am an extrovert, married to an introvert. When we go out to a party or gathering, I come home inspired and ready to do more. All he wants to do is go to bed. It was good to learn early in our marriage that we were both normal and that we simply had to be a little more aware of some of these differences.<BR/><BR/>Most married people I know are with the opposite of what they are. I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that cuppa is an extrovert.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222197140433385319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-16715246073521165292007-03-12T15:42:00.000-04:002007-03-12T15:42:00.000-04:00I think I'm somewhere in between. Which in many w...I think I'm somewhere in between. Which in many ways makes a lot of sense. There are times I need social times and I can be a great small talker. Other times, I can't do it. I can be drawn into a conversation, but don't expect me to start it.<BR/><BR/>Similarly there are times I need to talk through something and times that I need quiet reflection.<BR/><BR/>I think this duality shows up in my blogging too. It all depends on where I am at the time. <BR/><BR/>Very interesting post. Thank you.osheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455826519363554410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-75298160396441796592007-03-12T13:12:00.000-04:002007-03-12T13:12:00.000-04:00What a substantive post! I was intrigued by the ne...What a substantive post! I was intrigued by the need for 'recouperative time' after periods of intensity. So true. <BR/><BR/>I enjoy putting myself on the edge of things, to scan all the varieties of exchange, processing on different levels. It is more time consuming because so much is being processed. The end result is often very different from the norm, too, which always makes me feel like an outsider, an oddity.Bonitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634611054014237422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-87946025003837597142007-03-12T12:08:00.000-04:002007-03-12T12:08:00.000-04:00I am an introvert through and through as well, alt...I am an introvert through and through as well, although in the UK it's not really a problem (there are apparently considerably more than 25% introverts there). I find the whole subject of personality typing fascinating, actually, and agree that there are probably a large percentage of ongoing bloggers who are introverts.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835205817921501248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-14302405764266240072007-03-12T12:00:00.000-04:002007-03-12T12:00:00.000-04:00Interesting in that I see some of those traits in ...Interesting in that I see some of those traits in myself, yet also those of the extrovert - I wonder if one can cycle between the two? Thanks, you have provoked me to thought. ecmreddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06866616193923580617noreply@blogger.com