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• 18 May 12
  

  Guillaume Janssen

  introvert personality psychology

• 10 May 12
  

  Silona Bonewald

  introvert extrovert

  • E/I Microeconomics

     

    Positive social interactions generate psychological energy, while negative ones use it up. One way to understand the introvert/extrovert difference is to think in terms of where the energy (which behaves like money) is stored.

     

    Introverts are transactional in their approach to social interactions; they are likely to walk away with their “share” of the energy generated by any exchange, leaving little or nothing invested in the relationship itself.  This is like a deposit split between two individually held bank accounts. This means introverts can enjoy interactions while they are happening, without missing the relationships much when they are inactive. In fact, the relationship doesn’t really exist when it is inactive.

     

    Extroverts are more likely to invest most of the energy into the relationship itself, a mutually-held joint account that either side can draw on when in need, or (more likely) both sides can invest together in collaboration.  This is also why extroverts miss each other when separated. The mutually-held energy, like a joint bank account, can only be accessed when all parties are present. In fact strong extroverts don’t really exist outside of their web of relationships. They turn into zombies, only coming alive when surrounded by friends.
• 16 Apr 12
  

  Todd Suomela

  "Here are just a few of the ideas I’ve been mulling:
  
  As more relationships are catalyzed online than offline, a great sorting is taking place: mixed E/I groups are separating into purer groups dominated by one type
  Each trait is getting exaggerated as a result
  The emphasis on collaborative creativity, creative capital and teams is disturbing the balance between E-creativity and I-creativity
  Lifestyle design works out very differently for E’s and I’s
  The extreme mental conditions (dubiously) associated with each type in the popular imagination, such as Asperger’s syndrome or co-dependency, are exhibiting new social phenomenology"

  introvert psychology behavior personality culture sociology social-psychology

  • Positive social interactions generate psychological energy, while negative ones use it up. One way to understand the introvert/extrovert difference is to think in terms of where the energy (which behaves like money) is stored.

     

    Introverts are transactional in their approach to social interactions; they are likely to walk away with their “share” of the energy generated by any exchange, leaving little or nothing invested in the relationship itself.  This is like a deposit split between two individually held bank accounts. This means introverts can enjoy interactions while they are happening, without missing the relationships much when they are inactive. In fact, the relationship doesn’t really exist when it is inactive.

     

    Extroverts are more likely to invest most of the energy into the relationship itself, a mutually-held joint account that either side can draw on when in need, or (more likely) both sides can invest together in collaboration.  This is also why extroverts miss each other when separated. The mutually-held energy, like a joint bank account, can only be accessed when all parties are present. In fact strong extroverts don’t really exist outside of their web of relationships. They turn into zombies, only coming alive when surrounded by friends.

  • Introverts

     
     
    1. require a minimum period of isolation every day to survive psychologically
     
    2. are energized by weak-link social fields, such as coffee shops, where little interaction is expected
     
    3. are energized by occasional, deeper 1:1 interactions, but still at arm’s length; no soul-baring
     
    4. are energized by such 1:1 encounters with anyone, whether or not a prior relationship exists
     
    5. are drained by strong-link social fields such as family gatherings
     
    6. are reduced to near-panic by huddles: extremely close many-many encounters such as group hugs
     
    7. have depth-limited relationships that reach their maximum depth very fast
     
     

    Extroverts

     
     
    1. need a minimum amount of physical contact everyday, even if it is just laying around with a pet
     
    2. are energized by strong-link social fields such as family gatherings
     
    3. like soul-baring 1:1 relationships characterized by swings between extreme intimacy and murderous enmity
     
    4. are not willing to have 1:1 encounters with anyone unless they’ve been properly introduced into their social fields
     
    5. are made restless and anxious by weak-link social fields such as coffee shops unless they go with a friend
     
    6. are reduced to near panic by extended episodes of solitude
     
    7. have relationships that gradually deepen over time to extreme levels
     
     

    It took me a long time to learn point 4 in particular, because it is so counter-intuitive with respect to the wrong-but-influential conflation of introversion and shyness.  I am a classic introvert. You might even say I am an extreme introvert. One of my nicknames in college was “hermit.” Yet, I find that I am far more capable of talking with random strangers than most extroverts.
• 10 Jan 12
  

  Sola Soyombo
• 16 Jun 11
  

  Justin Mares

  psychology imported

• 10 Apr 11
  
• 08 Apr 11
  

  David Crandall

  very fascinating from one of my favorite bloggers, introverts and extroverts....http://j.mp/igdEPT

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