{"id":2964,"date":"2016-09-02T10:31:42","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T14:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queendomblog.wordpress.com\/?p=2964"},"modified":"2016-09-02T10:31:42","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T14:31:42","slug":"ten-myths-about-extroverts-and-introverts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.queendom.com\/blog\/?p=2964","title":{"rendered":"10 myths about extroverts and introverts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before moving into my new home, the seller and I met to sign a few papers, with both of our realtors in tow. As we chatted casually about our jobs, she mentioned that, being a professor, she considered herself an excellent judge of character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You&#8217;re like an open book,&#8221; she said pointing to me. &#8220;You&#8217;re an extrovert, and love being the center of attention. You were probably really popular in school too. My guess is, you&#8217;re in a job where you interact with the public a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my head, I said, &#8220;Darling, don&#8217;t quit your job and become a profiler for the FBI.&#8221; Out loud, I said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;What makes you say that?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You&#8217;re good at making conversation and you&#8217;re funny and friendly. I&#8217;m right, aren&#8217;t I?&#8221; she said with an air of over-confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;No. I&#8217;m actually the complete opposite. I&#8217;m an introvert. In school, I was quiet, nerdy, and much more invisible than popular. I&#8217;m a writer and researcher, and mostly work on individual projects. I&#8217;d rather read a book than go to a party and being in a crowd for too long makes me uncomfortable.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not really sure what I enjoyed more: Watching the look of cocky triumph fade from her face or busting her belief that introverts can&#8217;t be outgoing, witty, and fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are a few other misconceptions I&#8217;d like to share, thanks to data collected from 9,455 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queendom.com\/tests\/take_test.php?idRegTest=696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">extroverts and introverts<\/a> (take THAT professor!). By misconceptions, I mean stereotypes that don\u2019t accurately represent all extroverts or introverts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Misconceptions about introverts:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They&#8217;re not good at expressing themselves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They&#8217;re indecisive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They&#8217;re unapproachable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They refuse to talk about themselves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They&#8217;re prone to moodiness, depression or melancholy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They have difficulty adjusting to change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They&#8217;re pessimistic, cynical, and have trust issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They&#8217;re not good conversationalists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They lack confidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They&#8217;re not as ambitious or driven as extroverts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.queendom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image 1\" class=\"wp-image-2965\" style=\"width:360px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queendom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image-1.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.queendom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image-1-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Misconceptions about extroverts:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They hate working on solo projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They hate spending time alone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They&#8217;ll reveal personal details about themselves to anyone who is willing to listen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They hate downtime.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They&#8217;re completely open about their feelings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They thrive under stress. That&#8217;s not to say extroverts aren\u2019t resilient, but even they feel the pressure at times\u2014they just tend to mask it more effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They always assert themselves and feel comfortable doing so.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They act first, think later\u2014or not at all. Actually, many extroverts I assessed admitted that they have tendency to over-analyze their decisions or to second-guess themselves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Criticism doesn&#8217;t bother them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They hate routine and tend to be impulsive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Introvertedly yours,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Queen D<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introverts aren&#8217;t just shy loners&mdash;and extroverts aren&#8217;t just loud show-offs. This is why people shouldn&#8217;t get their psychology facts from social media! Let&#8217;s put these myths to rest with real data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personality"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>10 myths about extroverts and introverts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Introverts aren\u2019t always shy, and extroverts aren\u2019t always attention-seeking. 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