Quiet Quiz: Are You an Introvert or an Extrovert?
Excerpted from: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
To find out where you fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum, answer each question True or False, choosing the one that applies to you more often than not.
1. __Very True___ I prefer one-on-one conversations to group activities.
2. ___Very True___ I often prefer to express myself in writing.
3. ___Very True___ I enjoy solitude.
4. __True___ I seem to care about wealth, fame, and status less than my peers.
5. __Very True__ I dislike small talk, but I enjoy talking in depth about topics that matter to me.
6. __Very True____ People tell me that I’m a good listener.
7. ___Very True___ I’m not a big risk-taker.
8. __True____ I enjoy work that allows me to “dive in” with few interruptions.
9. __Very True_ I like to celebrate birthdays on a small scale, with only one or two close friends or family members.
10. ___True____ People describe me as “soft-spoken” or “mellow.” (never soft-spoken but I do get “mellow”)
11. __True__ I prefer not to show or discuss my work with others until it’s finished.
12. __True__ I dislike conflict.
13. __True__ I do my best work on my own.
14. _True___ I tend to think before I speak.
15.__Very True_ I feel drained after being out and about, even if I’ve enjoyed myself.
16. __True___ I often let calls go through to voice mail.
17. __False___ If you had to choose, I’d prefer a weekend with absolutely nothing to do to one with too many things scheduled.
18. __True____ I don’t enjoy multitasking.
19. __mostly True____ I can concentrate easily
20. __True____ In classroom situations, I prefer lectures to seminars.
The more often you answered True, the more introverted you are. This is an informal quiz, not a scientifically validated personality test. The questions were formulated based on characteristics of introversion often accepted by contemporary researchers.
Taken from: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/30/145930229/quiet-please-unleashing-the-power-of-introverts
It’s always been difficult for me to explain why I tend to shy away from parties (I almost always feel some sort of social anxiety before I have to go to one although I usually end up enjoying myself), and why even though I can be a chatterbox one-on-one, I become almost uncomfortably silent in a group of people.
I didn’t know what was wrong with me when I was in high school and the beginning of college, and this was only exacerbated by people who told me I was boring and needed to get out more. Being percieved as a naive homebody isn’t really an ideal, but I’ve learned to appreciate being an introvert :3
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