Facts About An Extrovert

Being an extrovert, I would just like to share some facts about us that everyone should know, especially with all these stereotypes about extroverts, which seem to be extremely popular now a days. A lot of introverts often complain that they feel misunderstood by their extrovert friends, yet the reverse is also true, since a lot of people think that extroverts are really shallow, that they are awful listeners or that all they think of is partying. Well, this couldn’t be more false because while introverts like to embrace solitude, extroverts like to go out and meet new people, we like to mingle at all the parties we are invited to because we get our energy from being around others. 

First, extroverts are not shallow. A lot of people think that extroverts are shallow but this is just not true, we just process information in a very different way. Even though we like to meet new people and we talk a lot, that doesn’t mean that we are not interested in deeper topics of conversation or that we don’t care about important issues. Actually, by listening and talking to more people, we will have more information on a certain topic and we will be able to have a better idea about it. Second, extroverts are not naturally happier than introverts. Even though there is evidence that extroversion is associated with a more upbeat, exuberant, high-energy affect, it doesn’t mean that extroverts are happier than introverts because most introverts are happy in a different way. For example, introverts may enjoy staying alone on a Friday night and reading a good book. Introverts get easily over-stimulated, so they feel the need to recharge more often. That doesn’t make them sad or less happy than extroverts, they are simply happy in different ways. Lastly, not all extroverts enjoy public speaking. Even though we talk a lot and we like to meet new people, it doesn’t mean that we enjoy public speaking because talking in front of a room filled with people you don’t know can be pretty scary, even for an extrovert like me. Even though we have a faster pace and cadence in our voice and even if we can express ourselves more easily in a social situation, we still need to do a lot of work in order to become amazing public speakers.

There are a lot of differences among people since we all are extremely complex individuals, and just like Susan Cain said, “Your introversion or extroversion will interact with your other personality traits, personal history and the culture you grew up in.”