Maybe Grin was talking about expending energy vs. generating energy from being with people? I think deep down I am an introvert, as I do need to recharge after being with a crowd. My husband just sees how much I enjoy interacting and calls me an extrovert, but I don't think I truly qualify as one.
I'll have to see the Ruf article. I participated in an online seminar where she had the Myers-Briggs stuff flying, and I had no idea what I was at that point.
Yup. I think about it as where you need to recharge your batteries. Introversion/extroversion has nothing to do with being shy/outgoing. I'm as outgoing as person as you'd ever hope to meet, but I MUST have time away from people to recharge. Being social wears me out. Even a long phone call requires a little while alone so I can regroup.
There are shy extroverts and outgoing introverts. One characteristic really has nothing to do with the other.
