Extroverts
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Outgoing and highly expressive.
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Energized by social activities.
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Talk more than you listen and often don’t realize what you have said until it comes out of your mouth.
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Act before reflecting. Often called impetuous or spontaneous.
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Tend to talk first, think later.
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Well-rounded.
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Know lots of people, count many of them among your “close friends.”
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Approachable, easily engaged by friends and strangers alike.
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Find telephone calls to be welcome interruptions in the midst of other important tasks.
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Like going to parties, prefer to talk with many people not just a few.
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Become drained if think about something too much without bouncing your thoughts off others.
Introverts
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Reserved, complicated, private.
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Self-aware, passionately intense.
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Solitude replenishes energy
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Listen more than you talk.
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Reflect before acting .
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Rehearse before speaking.
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Enjoy peace and quiet of having time to yourself.
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Are perceived as “a great listener.”
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Have been called “shy” from time to time.
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Like to share special occasions with just one other person or perhaps a few close friends.
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Need to “recharge” alone after spending time socializing with a group; the more intense the encounter; the greater the chance of feeling drained afterward.
- Like stating your thoughts or feelings without interruption; you allow others to do the same and hope that they will.
April 04, 2002