tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11901578.post3507561153120680625..comments2024-03-27T01:38:35.812-04:00Comments on Taller Than Average Tales: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop TalkingClairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06168243108016358137noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11901578.post-33038697206837111062013-06-12T20:11:47.532-04:002013-06-12T20:11:47.532-04:00The book talks about that actually. Some studies p...The book talks about that actually. Some studies plot it on X Y axes: introversion/extroversion and calm/anxious. People can fall anywhere. Bill Gates: calm introvert, Barbra Streisand: extrovert with insane stage fright.<br /><br />And introverts can be talkative, we just tend to do better in smaller groups discussing deeper topics. (Or via writing! :) Also many of us can do pseudo extroversion when needed.<br /><br />I may write more on this as figuring out the nature/nurture of it, what one can or should try to change is a puzzle I've been trying to solve for a very long time.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168243108016358137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11901578.post-77085839748222554172013-06-12T16:38:18.436-04:002013-06-12T16:38:18.436-04:00As a chatty introvert, I feel compelled to add tha...As a chatty introvert, I feel compelled to add that introversion and shyness aren't necessarily the same thing (AK, for example, is what I would call a shy extrovert). I'm happy to talk your ear off, I'll just be equally happy to retreat to my introvert cave to recharge afterward. :-)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.com