10 myths about introverts

[Fletch]

As an INTJ with heavy emphasis on the "I", I found this fascinating. YMMV.

10 Myths About Introverts | CarlKingdom.com :: Writer. Director. Artist.

 

[printcraft]

I'll tell you what I think of that article but I need some me time first before I do.

 

[fire259]

Sounds like me.

 

[gungirl65]

Very good article, it makes a lot of sense.

 

[Zephri]

Sounds like me.

Same here.

 

[spencer rifle]

Handing this off to my ESFJ wife. She doesn't get INTJ people like us.

 

[Blog63]

Good article...I know a few people who could really get something out of this article.

 

[Ogre]

that hits home

 

[RockofStrength]

Interesting read. I'd like to see a comparison chart for Extroverts, if only to know "the other side" better

Reminds me of friends I had who would call me up just to talk because they were bored. Drove me insane because we never had a topic or purpose.

For interest:

6 Misleading Assumptions You Make About Quiet People | Cracked.com

 

[Nightwalker65]

I can relate

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Learn it, love it, live it. I have. I stopped caring whether peoples' expectations fit me long ago. I'm much healthier for it. Sometimes they lose, sometimes I do, but what they lose is of value; what I do is not. "Carl's Junior. Fsck you, I'm eating."

 

[thej27]

That is me.

 

[SirRealism]

I once made a GF cry when I told her she wore me out emotionally. She was an extrovert, and she couldn't understand being over-stimulated.

I've since found better ways to say it.

 

[Fletch]

I think introverts are probably over-represented on internet forums. If I'm right about that, I think it's probably because it allows us to control our level of social interaction more easily than face-to-face encounters.

 

[nipprdog]

There's a comedian who says he's from Minnesota, "Where introverts look at their shoes, and extroverts look at your shoes."

 

[RockofStrength]

I think introverts are probably over-represented on internet forums. If I'm right about that, I think it's probably because it allows us to control our level of social interaction more easily than face-to-face encounters.

Indeed. That, and a forum is generally organized by topic. Like the article says, an introvert can talk, and for a long time, but only about things that interest them. I would wager most people here are interested in guns (or politics, I guess )

 

[SSGSAD]

I think introverts are probably over-represented on internet forums. If I'm right about that, I think it's probably because it allows us to control our level of social interaction more easily than face-to-face encounters.

^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^

 

[Mackey]

This is OK I suppose. But it's just trying to debunk myths about a man-made label ("Introverts"). People try to sterotype as many people as possible, including classifying people as "extroverts", "liberals." "conservatives," "gun nuts." It make dealing with people easier. As we all know, even us gun enthusiasts are cut from many different types of cloth.
Sometime I feel like an introvert and sometimes an extrovert (or another kind of -vertS). I don't buy into sterotypes.

 

[Stubz]

There's a comedian who says he's from Minnesota, "Where introverts look at their shoes, and extroverts look at your shoes."

Tim Bedore

Sounds about like me.

 

[Dead Duck]

I read it. ........I didn't like it............. Now - Leave me alone!!