It's tough being shy and outgoing at the same time ...
A new personality label, “otrovert”, is quietly gaining traction in online psychology circles and workplace conversations, challenging the long-standing binary of introverts and extroverts. The term ...
You enjoy parties with friends while also needing quiet moments to recharge: this apparent contradiction actually corresponds ...
You click on a fun internet quiz: Are You an Introvert or an Extrovert? This should be easy, you think. But then, the questions feel, well, off. Asked to choose between spending your weekend hopping ...
Recent research by psychologist Adam Grant (and others) has focused on those individuals who are neither strongly extraverted, nor strongly introverted—what has been termed “ambiverts.” Whereas ...
Are you an ambivert? Perhaps various friends note that you're a typical introvert in some situations, while others would swear you're an extrovert based on your ease in some social situations. While ...
I was introduced to the Myers-Briggs personality test at my first job at a startup in my early 20s. We all did the test and the results put us into one of 16 personality types. The test was created ...
The classic labels of introvert and extrovert have long been used to explain why some people thrive off of social interaction and why some people prefer solitude. While neither one is “better” than ...
Some kids prefer deep connection to large friend groups, and balance social gatherings to along time when they nurture their ...