Thanks Kriston, I also enjoyed that article. Interesting discussion too. I think there is a somewhat false perception that introverts couldn't possibly be socially gifted also. I so related to the author, he was speaking my language!
I was very good in sales, but it wore me down quite a bit. I would guess most people have me pegged as extrovert, simply not so!
I have also been thought of as arrogant and aloof, but it's usually a certain personality type that I tend to rub the wrong way.
And I've always gotten the comments: "what's wrong? are you okay?" when I'm quieter. Because I can talk ad nauseum and people sometimes expect me to always be the entertainer/life of the party, they can easily misinterpret my need to wind down quietly.
It used to bother me a lot. Now only just a little bit.
