tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post4118843668064649401..comments2024-03-24T17:23:26.522-04:00Comments on Avoiding Atrophy: On Being An Unlikely IntrovertChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769320673829584188noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-6740358575230879952014-12-19T10:37:53.533-05:002014-12-19T10:37:53.533-05:00Introverts unite! I would categorize myself as the...Introverts unite! I would categorize myself as the same kind of introvert! This Ted Talk is sooo good if you haven't seen it already. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0KYU2j0TM4Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150968166749817136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-86194167839482912722014-12-14T15:26:31.413-05:002014-12-14T15:26:31.413-05:00I'm definitely an introvert. People confuse s...I'm definitely an introvert. People confuse shy and introvert as being the same thing. It's not. People can be both, but they don't have to be. I am shy at times (mostly, I hate being the center of attention), but I'm also super chatty (I will strike up conversation with strangers next to me in a race, at the store, at a concert. etc.). But I need need need time to myself to recharge. It doesn't mean I don't want to hang out with my friends, but I try to help them understand that I will be more fun to be around if they allow me the occasional bout of solitude.Micahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855902602026706552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-38209112679372092982014-12-14T15:14:08.411-05:002014-12-14T15:14:08.411-05:00My image of an introvert was shattered years ago w...My image of an introvert was shattered years ago when I found out that a woman I worked with - a very outgoing woman - was an introvert. You're right, people do not all fit into a box or a certain mold. I think it's important to truly understand people - at their very core - because you realize how wrong generalizations can be. I am an extrovert - I love being around people, but I also toe the line of introversion at times. This has been a gradual change as I've gotten older {aka turned 30}. Sometimes I need a break. I have always enjoyed my alone time. But I have always enjoyed people. Maybe I'm becoming more a mix of both, though I still claim extrovert on all personality quizzes. Maybe giving personalities this kind of label is the problem, maybe we just are who we are and we just like what we like. I like books, by the way - openly, no secret about that here. Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01043515901318010898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-47178546743568120192014-12-13T13:35:52.624-05:002014-12-13T13:35:52.624-05:00FREAKING THANK YOU.
I actually had a similar conv...FREAKING THANK YOU.<br /><br />I actually had a similar conversation with my dad on the phone last night. I, too, am super bubbly, super chatty (TOO chatty, some might even say), and while working as a cashier I have no problem initiating conversations. I do enjoy hanging out with friends and family, and I will often make the choice to spend time in the common area as opposed to my bedroom...but I do need my alone time, too.<br /><br />I hated identifying as an introvert for the longest time, because I thought it meant that I couldn't be the perky, happy-go-lucky, basically-a-giant-5-year-old girl that I am. Life got a WHOLE lot easier once I started embracing both sides of me together. :)Justyne Esseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998264900792834695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-83349955200930879332014-12-13T01:34:09.438-05:002014-12-13T01:34:09.438-05:00I adore this. I'm the stay-at-home-and-never-t...I adore this. I'm the stay-at-home-and-never-talk-to-anyone kind of introvert, but I also hate the assumption that introverts are shy, which isn't true. An entirely different concept. I saw a picture of my thoughts earlier, actually, going something like this:<br /><br />Other People: You never talk!<br />Me: Sure I do. Just not to you. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797485444727976121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-27482987649884899532014-12-12T19:27:52.609-05:002014-12-12T19:27:52.609-05:00I SO love this and am the same way!! Someone once ...I SO love this and am the same way!! Someone once told me that the difference is that extroverts gain their energy by being around others while introverts gain their energy being alone. I'm such an introvert, but am outgoing (definitely not mutually exclusive!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-18225449033071963482014-12-12T16:15:34.086-05:002014-12-12T16:15:34.086-05:00I can totally relate to this! I am definitely an i...I can totally relate to this! I am definitely an introvert myself, but I spent a couple of years intentionally being an extrovert. Friends who know me from that time can't believe I'm actually an introvert! These days, I find myself coming back to my introvertness (is that a word?) more and more, knowing that I can 'turn on' being extrovert if I need to. I love where I'm at now, but it's taken me all of my 26 years to get really comfortable with all of this intro-extrovert description stuff.. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808618563274013254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928598130851835729.post-60792394037841538512014-12-12T15:58:45.830-05:002014-12-12T15:58:45.830-05:00Yaaassss thank you. I made the realization of my i...Yaaassss thank you. I made the realization of my introvertedness this year. And I'm totally cool with it. And this rocks. Well said.Joy Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145712554714269466noreply@blogger.com