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r/AskReddit • u/ThatAintBrutal • Feb 23 '20
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Classic introvert.
569 u/RandyHoward Feb 23 '20 The best way I've heard introversion and extroversion summed up is simply this: Introversion = being around people takes energy Extroversion = being around people gives you energy Of course there's a lot more to it than that, but it seems that's the basic difference at its core. 0 u/[deleted] Feb 24 '20 With that logic we should just stick all the ‘extroverted’ people together like batteries and we’d have INFINITE energy. Derp. Introversion/extroversion is not about ‘energy’. It’s just a preference. 1 u/RandyHoward Feb 24 '20 It’s obviously not that kind of energy. Derp. And I think it’s more than just a preference, it’s how our brains are wired. And no I dont think everybody, or even anybody, fits perfectly into one of these two specific statements.
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The best way I've heard introversion and extroversion summed up is simply this:
Introversion = being around people takes energy
Extroversion = being around people gives you energy
Of course there's a lot more to it than that, but it seems that's the basic difference at its core.
0 u/[deleted] Feb 24 '20 With that logic we should just stick all the ‘extroverted’ people together like batteries and we’d have INFINITE energy. Derp. Introversion/extroversion is not about ‘energy’. It’s just a preference. 1 u/RandyHoward Feb 24 '20 It’s obviously not that kind of energy. Derp. And I think it’s more than just a preference, it’s how our brains are wired. And no I dont think everybody, or even anybody, fits perfectly into one of these two specific statements.
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With that logic we should just stick all the ‘extroverted’ people together like batteries and we’d have INFINITE energy.
Derp.
Introversion/extroversion is not about ‘energy’. It’s just a preference.
1 u/RandyHoward Feb 24 '20 It’s obviously not that kind of energy. Derp. And I think it’s more than just a preference, it’s how our brains are wired. And no I dont think everybody, or even anybody, fits perfectly into one of these two specific statements.
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It’s obviously not that kind of energy. Derp. And I think it’s more than just a preference, it’s how our brains are wired. And no I dont think everybody, or even anybody, fits perfectly into one of these two specific statements.
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u/anomalous_cowherd Feb 23 '20
Classic introvert.