I have nothing against introverts. In fact, I tend to get along well with em. (Vs. extroverts like my roomie. We have like em conflicts all the time, might not be b/c of our extroversion doe.)

Here are some characteristics of introversion found in the book "Difficult Personalities" + my comments:

- fairly self-sustained and are often happy with their own company. I am rarely happy with just my own company. Have to do all kinds of things to keep me distracted when I am by myself.

- tend to think first and then act. Bery bery impressive! Something to learn from em folks.

- often very loyal to a few close friends, rather than have a wide circle of friends. Loyalty is the best. I mean extroverts can be loyal too, to their wide friends circle.

- prefer constancy and routine, and prefer depth to breadth. Hmm routine is a strong word. Too strong for my taste. Variety sounds more appealing.

- a strong need for privacy and a preference not to be the center of attention. You know, I totally get it. Can't have everyone at the center of attention anyway.

- often feel drained by meeting too many people and need privacy to mentally rehearse before speaking. They like to relax by being alone. I sometimes have to rehearse what to say before an interview or with a group of people I don't know too. But it doesn't happen very often. Yesh, I have no filter usually.

- tend to listen more than talk and may get interrupted by the nearest extrovert. I wonder how they feel when they get interrupted by the nearest extrovert. *guilty face*.

- what you see is not always what you get. How interesting, fascinating even! Seems like I need some exploration to do.

- reserved, but have a rich inner world of ideas, emotions, and impressions. They prefer to keep their thoughts and feelings inside so that others need to ask directly about them rather than try to work them out. Gotcha. That is how you understand an introvert. You have to ask them direct questions. I can do that.

Here is a list of extroversion characteristics. Why don't some of your introverted folks comment on it too? I will also pitch in my two cents.

- often friendly, talkative, and easy to get to know. They easily express emotions, and what you see is what you get. Not sure about easy to get to know. Extroverts have our defense mechanisms too. What we share might not always be what we struggle with.

- often take action and then think about it afterward. Can't be more true. But then it might just be impulsiveness too. Wonder if all extroverts are impulsive.

- use dramatic language for effect. Bulls-bingo-eye! You know it is easier to get to know people through drama, you can see how they react when you offend them for example.

- tend to think out loud. In talking, they find out what they think. They often change their minds after discussing things with others. They prefer to talk problems over. I change my mind all the time after talking through some schtuff with other peeps. I often cannot think properly if I don't have a specific outlet, thus this blog.

- like variety. They often have a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, and like to socialize to relax. This wide circle of friends can be pretty hard to manage though, trust me.

- relatively comfortable being the center of attention. much comfort there.

- tend to talk more than listen and often interrupt without realizing that they are doing it. I think I don't interrupt as much as before, but then I might be self-deceptive. And hey I listen! It is definitely an acquired skill though.

More personality-related talks to come!