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Extroverts

Outgoing and highly expressive.
Energized by social activities.
Talk more than you listen and often don’t realize what you have said until it comes out of your mouth.
Act before reflecting. Often called impetuous or spontaneous.
Tend to talk first, think later.
Well-rounded.
Know lots of people, count many of them among your “close friends.”
Approachable, easily engaged by friends and strangers alike.
Find telephone calls to be welcome interruptions in the midst of other important tasks.
Like going to parties, prefer to talk with many people not just a few.
Become drained if think about something too much without bouncing your thoughts off others.

Introverts

Reserved, complicated, private.
Self-aware, passionately intense.
Solitude replenishes energy
Listen more than you talk.
Reflect before acting .
Rehearse before speaking.
Enjoy peace and quiet of having time to yourself.
Are perceived as “a great listener.”
Have been called “shy” from time to time.
Like to share special occasions with just one other person or perhaps a few close friends.
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.

Submitted April 04, 2002

MALIBU, CA