As psychoanalyst Carl Jung, who introduced the concepts back in 1923 described, extroverts prefer to engage with the outer world of objects, sensory perception, and action. Introverts, on the other ...

Let's be honest: people with extrovert vs. introvert tendencies usually thrive in utterly different situations, so when it comes to personality traits, kids literally get the best of both worlds.

It took me years to figure out the right answer to that question. For most of my life, I considered myself an extrovert. People told me I was a good communicator, I enjoyed spending time with others, ...

“Sensitive fake extrovert.” That’s how Jade Lenier classifies herself. As a performer and public speaker, you’d take her for an extrovert, but in truth, says Lenier, “my extroverted outsides don’t ...

Most of us identify as being an introvert or extrovert, and some of us fall somewhere in between. It can be easy to spot someone in the workplace that’s your opposite, but what happens when you have ...

Extroverts are hard-partying loud-mouths and introverts are silent people-haters, right? Not so much. In reality, it's way more complex than that. A quick primer: Extroverts, first defined by famed ...

This is a guest post by Simon North, founder of career consultants Position Ignition and co-author of the eBook Make Your Career Change Happen. We all have personalities that lean towards either ...

Over the last few years, we’ve heard a lot about the critical differences between introverts and extroverts. We all heaved a collective sigh as we read personality descriptions, thinking, “that’s me!” ...

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Doctors have been telling us for decades that social connection has a major impact on our health. Throughout the pandemic, many of us learned something about just how quickly we can become sick or sad ...

Opposites attract...but when you're spending this much time together with totally different personality types, it's going to take work to keep the peace The old saying “opposites attract” sounds great ...