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The introvert-extrovert dichotomy

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This will be a drabble,because I'm severely constrained for time and trying to write for multiple blogs isn't as easy as I thought:|

 If our source of energy were a scale,at one end would be introverts and at the other extroverts with ambiverts being at dead centre. However,the real world is more complex than this and that's what this article is about.

I recently read a comment on my blog that said "Deep down,all of us are introverts.It's just about how well we can play the part of an extrovert" While I was skeptical about everyone being an introvert,it was this perception that intrigued me.Since then,I have been contemplating on past conversations and incidents where several people have said something along these lines to me.

Most people do not like the idea of being called extroverts.They look at it as something of an insult, as if it is "uncool" to be one.They all want to be "cool" enigmatic,mysterious introverts with hidden depths:D

So,for the purposes of clarity,whenever I say introvert and extrovert on this blog,I do not mean it as anything but a personality trait.I'm not judging you,nor am I saying it's cool to be either.And who said the difference was crystal clear? You might think of yourself as an introvert,but in a different environment,you could be perceived as an extrovert.The scale never has an absolute origin.It shifts and shifts,making all our measurements relative.

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The amazing article that inspired this: http://www.huffingtonpost.in/sugandha/how-come-everyone-is-an-introvert-suddenly_a_22355010/
Wish I could write half as well as this!

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