Introversion and Extraversion

n March 30, state officials announced that the shelter-in-place orders for California would be extended to at least May 1 due to the spread of COVID-19. This would mean that all Californians, who had already been following the orders for two weeks, would need to figure out how to spend 24 hours a day at home for another four weeks.  For introverts, staying at home for the whole day is something...

he works hard, they would say. She’s so organized, they would say. She never talks out of place, they would say. And then, almost inevitably, without fail, they would say — she’s too quiet, though. Shy. Doesn’t participate. Introverted.  And that’s the summary of almost every single parent-teacher conference I had as a child. At the time, and even now sometimes, I remember feeling infu...

“ntrovert or extrovert?” Ever since we started school, we’ve seemingly been categorized into boxes by those around us, based on how we behave around them — perceived as either introverts or extroverts. Most people seem to regard “introverts” as being quiet and shy, not wanting to talk to people, make new friends or flourish in social environments. We see extroverts as outgoing and ene...