Introverts vs. Extroverts

[Flutter 42]

 

came across this while on a skiing forum that i go to and thought id share it with you guys. its a pretty interesting video and its worth a watch. I find myself to share traits of both introverts and extroverts, but i like to keep to myself for the most part unless im around my good friends

 

After watching this video do you think you are more of an introvert or an extrovert? im curious to see if the ratio on the video stays similar on the forums too =p hope some of you guys can relate and learn a bit more about yourself.

 

(side note: this guy kicks ass at drawing lol)

Edited December 29, 2012 by Flutter

[Discovery Dream 592]

Um, okay, that's cool and all, but I don't get why introverts are depicted as special or particularly different in this video. I'm a major extrovert, but I know a ton of introverts and they don't seem all that different. It's okay to be less open, social, etc. Do introverts really feel as excluded as the video implies? Not the ones I know :/

[Betez 1,734]

Um, okay, that's cool and all, but I don't get why introverts are depicted as special or particularly different in this video. I'm a major extrovert, but I know a ton of introverts and they don't seem all that different. It's okay to be less open, social, etc. Do introverts really feel as excluded as the video implies? Not the ones I know :/

I used to feel pretty excluded, but lately I've become somewhat more social and feel like I belong somewhere. Like the video says. Not all Introverts/Extroverts are the same.

 

Anyway, really interesting video. I enjoyed it.

[Commander Urdnot 2,680]

I used to think I was an introvert, but it turns out that I'm actually marginal on the Introvert/Extrovert scale, making me an Ambivert.

 

I like people. I'm very good with speeches and persuasion, and I like getting other people to have fun. I am also spontaneous, assertive, and have self-confidence. I enjoy improvising, and I generally favor high-risk/high-return scenarios like an Extrovert. I also have lots of trouble focusing on things I find mundane.

 

However, I don't like over-stimulating environments. I also HATE crowds. I'm not good at multitasking, and I can be super-concentrated when it comes to something deathly important, or something i find very interesting. While I enjoy improvising, I'm also good at making long-term plans. I take many variables into account, and have been known to make plan B's, C's, even plan D's. Like an introvert.

 

I've seen lots of people think that being an Ambivert makes you better than Introverts and Extroverts, because "They get energized from both being alone AND socializing." I disagree with them. Now, I'm not sure about other Ambiverts, but the thing about me is: Too much socializing and not enough alone time puts me in a bad mood, while at the same time too much alone time and not enough socializing will put me into a bad mood as well. I always have to keep the two balanced, which is hard to do sometimes. So no, being an Ambivert doesn't make you better than anybody else.

[I used to be a stranger 7,993]

I find being at parties that do not involve family or groups of people I can widely trust extremely uncomfortable. Bars, clubs, even bowling alleys.

 

I love talking among my family but it takes me very long to make good friends, and I gain energy from being alone. Though this is usually altercated in my mind a lot: I sometimes don't want to be alone, but when thrown into a social situation I am usually not the most adept.

Living in foreign countries for the past three months has taught me a lot about myself, but I don't focus on these sorts of things. I do not see them as the most important definition of myself, since my faith is far deeper rooted than my personality is.

 

I was kind of hoping this would literally be a fight between Introverts vs. Extroverts.

 

Extroverts may like being the centre of attention and doing backflips on motorbikes. Something everyone watches and is lighting fast and exciting. This double-backflip would take less than three seconds.

 

Whereas Introverts do backflips on things that are a little bit more careful. The "Flip" inspection manoeuvre for the shuttle takes over 15 minutes to do properly.

 

Introverts and Extroverts already rule the world, either by their actions or their words, so it would be dumb to say that they're intrinsically in conflict right now as wholes.

 

But if would be really curious if we could get all the "mostly introverts" on one side of the room and "mostly extroverts" on the other, and see what would happen.

Edited December 29, 2012 by Blue

[Bucky McGillyCuddy 956]

Typically i'm an introvert but usually after a few drinks i'm quite the extrovert. I don't think it matters which someone is. Whether your an introvert or an extrovert you're still human... or pony.

 

Good video by the way, thanks for sharing

Edited December 29, 2012 by Bucky_McGillycuddy

[Phaeston-e12 173]

There is a difference between a person who's socially ackward or shy and a person who actually is an introvert. There's a limitation to how much psychological effort a single human being can spare on different subjects and some people just simply prefer to process his/her thoughts without having to deal with an external intervention such as other people trying to make conversation with you.

 

Unless you are some kind of genius, it's going to be nearly impossible for any human being to think things like deriving the Schrodinger's equation or any kind of complex thought process if you can't focus.

 

Edit: Wow, 3 a.m writing ftw.

Edited December 29, 2012 by Phaeston-e12

[A Blithering Div 247]

Introverted. Never really cared for socialization. It's just eh. I'd rather be home or "zoned out" or as I like to call it, thinking. Small talk is something I usually respond to sarcastically as a self defense mechanism. But a good discussion will get me goin for hours. But the one thing that really just needs to have a training program is the telephone. Good freakin' greif people do not know how to use it. The telephone is for the breif transfer of time sensitive and/or vital information. It is NOT for your 3 hour long balderdesh about your vacation to Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.

[Fridge 382]

I'd say I'm an extrovert, but I know many introverts and find them to be great company

 

Thing is I find introverts will go to parties and stuff but only if they have something that they can... focus on. Usually its a guitar and they end up just playing that chilling out in their own world and occasionally interacting when they want to.

[Concord 1,982]

I have traits of both introverts and extroverts. I love to talk, and so on, but whenever i have to start a topic, or do something in public, i get a little scared. But introvertion goes away with time and experience, i used to be really really afraid of playing something to other people, now i feel more confident by doing more of it.

 

Introverts might be alot more careful, but i don't think they are the super humans some might think.

Edited December 29, 2012 by Concord

[Mephala 2,633]

Can't watch the video at the moment, but I'm an ambivert. I usually lean more towards introverted but I do like meeting people and chatting with friends. However, I like to spend time alone more.

 

The problem I have is that I hate being alone; not in the "I need to be with someone at all times" sense, but the "I have no friends" sense. Just knowing I have no one to talk to kinda freaks me out a little.

 

However, on the other hand, there's the fact that I strongly dislike the majority of people I meet. I'm very picky and so I don't get close with many people, and I usually lose them after a while. So I'm always alone.

[Gone Airbourne 21,977]

I lean toward being Introverted and have many a time have had people tell me ~ Why are you so quiet?, Are you okay?, and I have had situations where I have been "intimidated/pushed-around" by others just because I tend to  be quiet. I suppose not everyone is okay with those who are quiet. 

 

But when I am with others that I know and am comfortable with. I tend to be more extroverted among my friends and such.

[Nah 3,182]

I'm introverted, and being diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, I don't care about big crowds, my fellow peers, special events, and so on. I'm really quiet around others and barely speak to anybody outside my comfort zone. In fact, I'm pretty much the wallflower of my whole family, if not the whole school. My friends barely understand introverts and are still trying to get me to do stupid bullshit such as getting high, drunk, sex, etc. 

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

I'd say a little bit of both for me, I'm not fan of large parties, but when I get around people I know, I become very open and outgoing. I'm also very outspoken and not afraid to stand-out.

Edited December 30, 2012 by Shoboni

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

Unfortunately, I can't watch the video right now.

 

I am extremely introverted. In fact I had to take several personality tests for this one class I took this fall, and on every one I had a max score for introversion. I genuinely do not like being around people much, and too much social interaction drains me of energy. Despite this, on the rare occasion that I am social, I have an amazing talent for argument and persuasion.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

 

My friends barely understand introverts and are still trying to get me to do stupid bullshit such as getting high, drunk, sex, etc. 

 

It has nothing to do with that, your friends are just a bunch of morons. I wouldn't call people like that friends in the first place, teasing is one thing, but peer pressure is another.  

[TailsIsNotAlone 3,695]

I'm totally an introvert. Um, if that's okay with you. ^^ I don't understand extroverts at all, how they can just go up and talk to people when it's not absolutely necessary.

[HeartOfSilver 41]

I'm more introverted than extroverted. I enjoy my alone time and it gives me lots of energy that I need for my job. 

 

Too much alone time can make me question my friendships and my self-worth, so I try to make plans with good friends to avoid feeling that way. But most of the time I prefer to stay at home and read books or watch Netflix.

 

Socializing is a lot of work for introverts and extroverts have it easy. The world is made for them, while us introverts have to live in their world and try and adapt to it. And if we don't, we suffer professionally and socially. It's a shame, but I would rather be my quiet self than try and be exorbitant and outgoing. 

 

I'm actually reading Quiet: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain right now and it's a great book! Would definitely recommend it.

[RockinRarity 1,605]

Um, okay, that's cool and all, but I don't get why introverts are depicted as special or particularly different in this video. I'm a major extrovert, but I know a ton of introverts and they don't seem all that different. It's okay to be less open, social, etc. Do introverts really feel as excluded as the video implies? Not the ones I know :/

 

Ah, see, you are right that introverts really aren't that different or weird compared to extraverts.

 

But try growing up as an introvert, being surrounded by people who are extraverted, who don't understand that there are people besides extraverts around... that can be really hard for someone who can't really help who they are.

 

Introverts do live in an extravert-biased society. I remember seeing an Internet ad a long time ago where the title of it was, "Introvert = Shy, learn to get over your shyness" or something like that. I remember seeing that and being insulted - I do not need to change who I am just because some idiot thinks that I'm shy.

 

I am an introvert. But I am definitely not shy. I have lived most of my life being insecure about who I am as a person just because I wasn't like what appeared to be everyone else - super social, lots of friends, into all of the same stuff, etc. Sure, individual extraverts are understanding of the introvert's nature, but as a society, we would all like it better if everyone was extraverted.

 

Does that make sense?

[Discovery Dream 592]

Ah, see, you are right that introverts really aren't that different or weird compared to extraverts.

 

But try growing up as an introvert, being surrounded by people who are extraverted, who don't understand that there are people besides extraverts around... that can be really hard for someone who can't really help who they are.

 

Introverts do live in an extravert-biased society. I remember seeing an Internet ad a long time ago where the title of it was, "Introvert = Shy, learn to get over your shyness" or something like that. I remember seeing that and being insulted - I do not need to change who I am just because some idiot thinks that I'm shy.

 

I am an introvert. But I am definitely not shy. I have lived most of my life being insecure about who I am as a person just because I wasn't like what appeared to be everyone else - super social, lots of friends, into all of the same stuff, etc. Sure, individual extraverts are understanding of the introvert's nature, but as a society, we would all like it better if everyone was extraverted.

 

Does that make sense?

 

I suppose so, I mean human beings are naturally inclined to like social, outgoing individuals. Society would of course be based around these traits.

 

Once again I find myself in the majority, I guess.

[Creamy Arty 6,252]

That video is an excellent breakdown of most introvert and extrovert characteristics and their perception by the public at large. At least it's very relevant to me.

 

Whether I'm an introvert by nature or primarily from the sum of my experiences, I can't say. I remember wanting to socialize as a kid and making an effort to do so, but because I had certain standards that I wouldn't deviate from and because I had "unusual" interests for the time and place in which I found myself that brought me horrible ridicule, I eventually turned completely inward.

These days, thanks entirely to my involvement with this fanbase, I'm very confident and comfortable in small groups and large crowds alike, able to interact with people in a limited capacity, or rather in specific circumstances. As stated in the video, deep discussions are my forte but small talk is nearly impossible. The only real peculiarity that I cling to, or rather that clings to me, is an inability to sit in the front of a seated assembly; I must always be at the back, preferably without a door behind me. Having my back to a throng of people facing my direction still makes me uncomfortable.

I'm pretty good at interacting with people here, forming relationships, and frequently chat people up during our Friday night movies - an event for which I'm bursting with excitement all week long. Several people here have called posts of mine "insightful" and seem to genuinely appreciate me for one reason or another (and I, them). Oddly enough, or perhaps not, should we ever meet I would probably be unable to converse at length. I'm an excellent listener but a terrible speaker. Spending all day with you in silence would be fine with me. Sometimes my voice even fails me a bit from infrequent use. Expression through writing comes much more naturally to me than verbal conversation.

 

 

I look forward to meeting any forum members who go to Bronycon this year. Hopefully I can do better with you guys than I do most others.
 

Um, okay, that's cool and all, but I don't get why introverts are depicted as special or particularly different in this video. I'm a major extrovert, but I know a ton of introverts and they don't seem all that different. It's okay to be less open, social, etc. Do introverts really feel as excluded as the video implies? Not the ones I know :/

It might depend on where you're from. If you grew up in a place as hick as my hometown, then it's a bad situation to be in.

[crazitaco 596]

i'm an introvert ^^

i don't have much of a social life, and to be honest, i'm perfectly happy this way, although if i do get invited to hang out with someone, i do value and enjoy their company. we introverts are just regular people, plain and simple. we aren't being "oppressed" and we don't need "special" treatment or anything that these stupid videos and books suggest.

[Acoustic Cloud 2,202]

Bipolar FTW I am most often an extreme introvert; possibly 3weeks-2months.  But I'll get a 3 day run every once-in-a-while where I am a complete extrovert, wanna run, do something, get stuff done, talk peoples ears off, etc. 

 

There is something to be said about Introverts...

Introverts think of the Ideas and put them into fruition, they pass that on to extroverts to get it out and started.  So without the introverts, many great inventions, ideas, and companies would have never been started.

[TaraKnight 8]

I wasn't actually aware of the whole extrovert and introvert thing until the past summer. It explained a lot. As a kid I always heard things like "You need to come out of your shell" or "You should join more groups to make more friends." My shell is quite cozy, thank you very much. Perhaps I was shy as a child, but my shell hardened sometimes during middle school. At one point, I didn't feel the need to be social.

 

After watching MLP I started to open up a bit more, but I'm still reserved and selective about who I'm close to. I did get to courage to talk to a girl who I considered an enemy in middle school. Now we're best friend and she's the only one who knows how to bring out my inner extrovert. I actually do wish I could spend more time with her outside of school, and that's a first for me. Asides from her, I prefer to read, write, and draw in solitude.

 

Is it me, or are introverts more likely to socialize online? I'd rather join a forum with thousands of people than join any of my small school clubs.   Than again if someone opened a MLP club I'd probably consider joining it.

[Night Shine 767]

Intriguing.

 

I actually was just talking wif my dad earlier today about the whole Myers-Briggs personality type. He's a kind of-extravert, but we both agreed that I am so ridiculously introverted that it's not even funny. XD

 

Seriously though, part of the reason that I love the Internet and almost all of the reason that I'm a good writer have to do with my idiotic valuing of symbolism over facts..applied to life probably in places where I should just face reality and think logically >.<

 

Still, it's good to hear that being an introvert is a kewl thing to be :3