Are you an introvert?

[DarthMol]

I'm definitely an introvert.

I watched a great talk by Susan Cain on The Power of Introverts at a conference last year - Here's a link to the TED talk which I think is essentially the same. Basically she speaks about how the business world is geared towards extroverts in most cases but she makes a great argument for the great potential to be found in introverts.

[FarligOpptreden]

My work kinda dictates that I be an extrovert. I work with loads of people and have to lead a team of developers and get them hyped up. I thrive on their excitement, but feel absolutely drained at the end of a week...

[Edelweiss]

My work kinda dictates that I be an extrovert. I work with loads of people and have to lead a team of developers and get them hyped up. I thrive on their excitement, but feel absolutely drained at the end of a week...

Same, I know exactly how that feels. I teach, usually for 8 hours of non stop talking and feigning enthusiasm. After that I either sleep or retreat to my nerd lair to do weird and nerdy things. I'm an introvert at heart but I hide it really well.

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No, I just hate everyone.

So cool! So edgy! I used to think this way in high school... didn't get very far.

[The Joker]

Hi my name is Joker and I'm an ambivert.

[DuckKnuckle]

So cool! So edgy! I used to think this way in high school... didn't get very far.

Exactly what I was going for! That combat boot, camo pants, high school smoker persona.

[Dohc-WP]

definately an introvert

[McT]

Yep, I'm an introvert.

Yep, I'm an introvert.

This ^^ is me too

[GaaTY]

I used to be an introvert growing up. But these last few years I kind of "came out of my shell", so I am a little less of an introvert as what I used to be.

[brendanvb]

I believe high school made me an introvert. Being gay, and not fully admitting/accepting it until my late teens, made school a bit tough. I wasn't severely bullied or anything, nor am I very flamboyant, but young boys being as they are and me not being into sports and surrounding myself more with girl friends rather than guys lead to some teasing and name calling, so I retracted into a bit of a bubble and became very nervous about drawing attention to myself and I'd say I even developed some social anxiety. I avoided most social interactions where large groups of people would be involved or if I would be put in a position where I needed to make conversation with someone I didn't know, as the fear of judgement was always in the back of my mind.

Since leaving school, accepting myself and starting work and meeting new, better people, things have gotten a lot better and people are not as scary as they once were, added to the fact that I don't really care what people think anymore. I still prefer being at home playing games than out partying or whatever, but if I'm invited to such an occasion I no longer avoid it like the plague and do enjoy social gatherings occasionally and can even be the life of the party if I feel so inclined. So yeah, I'd say I'm somewhere in the middle now, and more than happy being there.

[HavocXphere]

found that I had a limited "social energy" that can be expended. While using this social energy I'm perfectly fine, but once depleted I just want to be left the f@£k alone

Yup. 2-3 hours tops and I get a strong sense of "had enough of this". (Unless its close friends, then its easier)

Its literally just smalltalk & social gatherings that are affected though - in a business context I naturally fall into a leadership role.