Are you an extravert or an introvert?

[Claudya]

Just look at that sweet innocent little boy in my avatar.

He looks evil.Just look at his eyes. Scary.
That lollipop is probably soaked in the blood of a human sacrifice.

 

[Rollo Tamasi]

He looks evil.Just look at his eyes. Scary.
That lollipop is probably soaked in the blood of a human sacrifice.

Lol, you're bad, you're real bad!

 

[Kathi]

Lol, you're bad, you're real bad!

I will protect you...

 

[Barbarian]

On the Keirsey inventory, I come out about even. I like performing in front of a class (I actually tried to make it as a stand-up comic when I was younger). However, I have a point at which I have to be alone to recharge, so I think I'm basically an introvert.

And INTP fits me pretty well:
INTPs are quiet, thoughtful, analytical individuals who tend to spend long periods of time on their own, working through problems and forming solutions. They are curious about systems and how things work. Consequently, they are frequently found in careers such as science, philosophy, law, psychology, and architecture. INTPs tend to be less at ease in social situations or in the "caring professions", although they enjoy the company of those who share their interests. They prize autonomy in themselves and others. They generally balk at attempts by others to convince them to change. They also tend to be impatient with the bureaucracy, rigid hierarchies, and the politics prevalent in many professions. INTPs have little regard for titles and badges, which they often consider to be unnecessary or unjustified. INTPs usually come to distrust authority as hindering the uptake of novel ideas and the search for knowledge. INTPs accept ideas based on merit, rather than tradition or authority. They have little patience for social customs that seem illogical or that obstruct the pursuit of ideas and knowledge. This may place them at odds with people who have an SJ preference, since SJs tend to defer to authority, tradition, and what the rest of the group is doing.[2] INTPs prefer to work informally with others as equals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTP

 

[hallowbonnie]

definately introverted I love my alone quiet time

 

[tim-from-pa]

definately introverted I love my alone quiet time

I'm introverted, too, and actually you seem to have the best handle on the definition. Most people think it has to do with shyness (or lack thereof). It does not.

To the rest:

How do you find you "recharge" yourself? Is it by yourself with alone time (introvert) or do you need people to feel rejuvenated (extrovert)? And introvert is more concerned with thinking. An extrovert in action. And introvert looks within, as in subjective. And extrovert looks outside, objective. An example is a scientist is the introvert (like my Sir Isaac Newton or Albert Einstein). A politician an extrovert, like a president or governor. Y'all get the idea.

In a setting of people, an introvert may very well talk their heads off and come across strong, but then they feel drained after awhile and must be alone again. An extrovert may not say anything, but he/she loves the gathering, and may be socially graceful even if soft spoken, and feels miserable once the party breaks up instead of relieved.

 

[Kathi]

I like my alone time as well.

 

[tim-from-pa]

I like my alone time as well.

Then if you like time alone for the sake of rejuvenation, are thoughtful, reflective, tend to keep emotions to yourself, etc. then you may be more of an introvert than you give yourself credit for. Such people can possibly like being around people, are well liked, throw a good party, and are even leaders. I know I have those tendencies, But the key is if one turns inward or outward. I am still an introvert.

 

[evenifigoalone]

I'm introverted, too, and actually you seem to have the best handle on the definition. Most people think it has to do with shyness (or lack thereof). It does not.

To the rest:

How do you find you "recharge" yourself? Is it by yourself with alone time (introvert) or do you need people to feel rejuvenated (extrovert)? And introvert is more concerned with thinking. An extrovert in action. And introvert looks within, as in subjective. And extrovert looks outside, objective. An example is a scientist is the introvert (like my Sir Isaac Newton or Albert Einstein). A politician an extrovert, like a president or governor. Y'all get the idea.

In a setting of people, an introvert may very well talk their heads off and come across strong, but then they feel drained after awhile and must be alone again. An extrovert may not say anything, but he/she loves the gathering, and may be socially graceful even if soft spoken, and feels miserable once the party breaks up instead of relieved.

Interesting. I like being alone sometimes, but one of the things I look forward to most is spending time with friends and people I trust. I don't feel especially comfortable around people I don't know, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't like to get to know them. It's just that most of the time I feel like I have no clue how to act or say around people I don't know well.
Yeah, I like being alone sometimes. I wouldn't want to be around people all the time. But to me spending time with people I know, love, and trust is one of the things that makes life worth living.

 

[Kathi]

Then if you like time alone for the sake of rejuvenation, are thoughtful, reflective, tend to keep emotions to yourself, etc. then you may be more of an introvert than you give yourself credit for. Such people can possibly like being around people, are well liked, throw a good party, and are even leaders. I know I have those tendencies, But the key is if one turns inward or outward. I am still an introvert.

Interesting....

 

[Sparkey]

May I be an ambivert, please? Bifurcation isn't a four letter word but maybe it should be.

 

[Claudya]

May I be an ambivert, please? Bifurcation isn't a four letter word but maybe it should be.

Sheesh after so many years of learning and using the English language there's still words I never heard before.
Bifur.. what? Like, two layers of fur? :tongue

 

[Edward]

I'm introverted, too, and actually you seem to have the best handle on the definition. Most people think it has to do with shyness (or lack thereof). It does not.

To the rest:

How do you find you "recharge" yourself? Is it by yourself with alone time (introvert) or do you need people to feel rejuvenated (extrovert)? And introvert is more concerned with thinking. An extrovert in action. And introvert looks within, as in subjective. And extrovert looks outside, objective. An example is a scientist is the introvert (like my Sir Isaac Newton or Albert Einstein). A politician an extrovert, like a president or governor. Y'all get the idea.

In a setting of people, an introvert may very well talk their heads off and come across strong, but then they feel drained after awhile and must be alone again. An extrovert may not say anything, but he/she loves the gathering, and may be socially graceful even if soft spoken, and feels miserable once the party breaks up instead of relieved.

I recharge myself alone. I suppose that makes me introverted. I like your post. Good explanation. A little bifurcated perhaps, lol.

Sheesh after so many years of learning and using the English language there's still words I never heard before.
Bifur.. what? Like, two layers of fur? :tongue

Hey, don't feel bad. English is my best subject and I had to look that one up myself. You're pretty much right. it means divided. Two branches instead of one.

Good one, Sparrow. It pays to increase one word power.

 

[Claudya]

Hey, don't feel bad. English is my best subject and I had to look that one up myself. You're pretty much right. it means divided. Two branches instead of one.

I guess it's somehow related to the word "fork" because ancient forks often only had two "branches" instead of three or four they have today. The latin word for fork is furca, so guess "bifurcation" just means "forking into two".
Another (more common) word to describe this phenomenon would be "dichotomy".

Both words are usefull if you you want to show off some epic language skill.

 

[Edward]

That's exactly what the definition says Claudya, forked. You're better at English than the average American is. ;)

 

[Claudya]

That's exactly what the definition says Claudya, forked. You're better at English than the average American is. ;)

...or maybe just better at Latin?

 

[Angel]

Sheesh after so many years of learning and using the English language there's still words I never heard before.
Bifur.. what? Like, two layers of fur? :tongue

I've always thought you speak English very well!

 

[Sparkey]

Such a prodigious elucidation. Thank you.
Thought Bubble: . o O ((What happened to my thesaurus? Dang it, I wanted to sound smart again. I had another $20 dollar word somewhere, but maybe these two $2.00 words will work?))

 

[TOG]

Sheesh after so many years of learning and using the English language there's still words I never heard before.
Bifur.. what? Like, two layers of fur? :tongue

Oh, why can't the English learn to set
A good example to people whose
English is painful to your ears?
The Scotch and the Irish leave you close to tears.
There even are places where English completely disappears.
In America, they haven't used it for years!

--Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady

Don't worry if you have problems with it. Even the English can't do it right.

The TOG​

 

[Angel]

Oh, why can't the English learn to set
A good example to people whose
English is painful to your ears?
The Scotch and the Irish leave you close to tears.
There even are places where English completely disappears.
In America, they haven't used it for years!
--Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady

Don't worry if you have problems with it. Even the English can't do it right.

The TOG​

I aint ever make a 'stake in iiinglish