Tuesday, February 07, 2012

are you an introvert or an extrovert?

I listened to an interview on NPR with author, Susan Cain.  Her book is called Quiet:  The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking.  She talked about the difference in introversion and shyness.  Growing up I thought they were one in the same.  Turns out they're not.  Cain defines introversion as a preference of intimate chat over lunch with a close friend vs a booming party with a bunch of strangers.  Shyness is the fear of negative social judgement.  And an extrovert is the opposite of both.  Of course, none of us is 100% introvert nor 100% extrovert.  It got me thinking...  which am I?  If you go to the interview link I posted above you can take a quiz.  Which are you?

Turns out I am 65% extrovert, 35% introvert.

These pictures have nothing to do with this interview but a post is never fun without pictures.  These are from December when Emily (my sister) was in the hospital ---- Josh's (my brother's) girls playing Lil' Pet Shop with Rose in our kitchen.  Rose was in heaven having her cousins in town for a couple of weeks. 

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