Blog Project 3.0 has been going on for about two years, even though one of the group members changed after a few months. I love blogging with this group and I hope we can continue to inspire each other.
This week, Darwin Shrugged chose the topic:
Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Discuss.
First, read what everyone else had to share on this topic. I will be only posting links to posts on this same topic from my group. So check back if you were hoping to read their blogs and don't see a link yet.
Darwin Shrugged
Froggie
Moma Rock
I personally consider myself to be more of an introvert. If my blog post from last spring about
my guilty pleasure is any indication of that, then you would agree. I treasure my alone time and prefer to be with a book vs. actually talking to people. I even bring a book with me to the break room at work. I sometimes will chat with the people who are there at the same time, but it's mostly small talk and then I go back to reading. I make exceptions for people I consider as close friends though.
I'm only really an extrovert online, but it's this persona that makes me feel more comfortable, as I feel so awkward when I have to talk a lot vs. write out my thoughts.
Having said that, I decided to take some online quizzes to assess if I'm more of an introvert or extrovert. Most of them pointed toward the introvert end of the scale, but a few placed me right in the middle, as an ambivert. That's a new term for me, but I can see why the quizzes would come up with such a result.
Here goes....
From an 81 question quiz on
Psychology Today:
According to your results you appear to be the type of person who enjoys socializing with both large and smaller, more intimate groups of people. You don't mind being around big crowds, but that doesn't mean you'll want to crash every party you're invited to. Having an active social life and extending your network of friends is relatively important to you, but it isn't the most crucial thing. You've managed to strike a great balance between actively involving yourself in your larger social network, and spending some quality time with a few intimate friends. Although you may not always be the conversation-starter or the "life of the party", you are generally a very outgoing individual, whether among friends or people you are less familiar with.
(I didn't feel like purchasing the full report, so that's all I'm going to get from this one.)
I took tests from
Quiet Revolution and
Fortune and got the same result from both:
AMBIVERT
Based on your responses, you’re an ambivert. That means you fall smack in the middle of the introvert-extrovert spectrum. In many ways, ambiverts have the best of both worlds, able to tap into the strengths of both introverts and extroverts as needed. See below for information on introverts and extroverts; you’ll likely see part of yourself in both.
The Introvert-Extrovert Test says that I'm
Somewhat Introverted
What does it mean?
This test points to the fact that you tend to be more introverted than extroverted. This would point to the fact that you like taking time for yourself, but do know how to have fun. Your friends are very close, and you consider most other people your peers.
I then took a test from
Psychologies (UK). It had interesting questions, but the one about my reaction to losing my car keys wasn't really a fit for any of the answers, as I would ask someone for help if I felt really stuck.
You are more of a public introvert and private extrovert
Within your circle of family and friends, you are completely at ease and it’s often you who takes the lead to organise outings, dinners, vacations, etc. However, as soon as you are in a public or professional setting you become rather inhibited. You don’t feel in tune with what you would qualify as agitation, rivalry or vainglory and this can sometimes appear to others as a kind of hidden criticism or a lack of ambition. In fact, your pragmatic temperament helps you successfully manage problems as and when they arise. You aren’t the kind to calculate your every move and plan every inch of your life, and you find the sphere of family and friends to be much more gratifying to the professional sphere. You are more expressive in emotional, sensorial and human terms and at home your organisation skills and capacity to oil the family wheels work well and many of your family and friends appreciate your qualities and skills. At first glance, people find it hard to understand how you could be so comfortable organising your private life and then seem to lose the better part of your self-confidence when you’re in public. Maybe it’s a question of rhythm? If you feel comfortable in your domestic rhythm it’s perhaps because it works more on a short-term basis (day, week or more rarely a month). On the contrary, the rhythm of professional life seems less concrete and more distant as the professional agenda works more to quarterly or annual plans, that you have no control over. Is this the source of your lessened motivation? You can’t control all the cards so you have to adapt and, in fact, that doesn’t interest you at all? If this difference between work and home life doesn’t bother you, then carry on. However, if you feel frustrated by this imbalance, it could be useful to look into the deeper reasons (either on your own or with someone else) that keep you less focused on professional ambition. For instance, such reasons could be: a lack of thanks and recognition, a fear of not being up to the mark… It’s up to you to find out.
A quiz from
BuzzFeed says:
You got: Mild introvert!
You're an introvert, but not to the point that you like to always be alone and constantly let down your friends. You know the value of a good book or really great film and your time by yourself is very important, but that doesn't mean you won't occasionally go along for drinks after work or on the odd night out when you fancy it. Still, you're more of a listener than a speaker, and you're much happier being on the outside of a conversation looking in than being the centre of attention.
LonerWolf says:
You have reached 57 of 100 points, (57%)
If you score was between:
40 – 60 points
You’re an Ambivert.
Darwin Shrugged also asked us what we thought the others in the group were. It will be interesting to see if our answers matched up. Here are my guesses:
Darwin Shrugged and Moma Rock--Ambiverts. This is based on how they present themselves on Facebook and in their blog posts. I think they both enjoy much-needed alone time but also are comfortable in social situations.
Froggie--Extrovert (only saying this because I know her in person and can see how she easily connects with people in face-to-face interactions)
Are YOU an introvert or extrovert?
