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AsapSCIENCE | November 25, 2025



Which personality trait is better?
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Further reading —

[1] http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130717-what-makes-someone-an-extrovert

[2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/09/01/introvert-myths_n_3569058.html

[3] http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2013/08/27/are-the-brains-of-introverts-and-extroverts-actually-different/#.V7Oy7_lVikp

[4] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10806039
[5] https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201009/revenge-the-introvert

[6] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16289773

[7] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17657431

[8] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3129862/

[9] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23785330

[10] http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/07/brain-chemistry-plays-role-extroverts

[11] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/13/extrovert-brain-introvert-process-reward_n_3438078.html

[12] http://www.wsj.com/articles/not-an-introvert-not-an-extrovert-you-may-be-an-ambivert-1438013534

[13] http://pss.sagepub.com/content/24/6/1024.short

[14] http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130717-what-makes-someone-an-extrovert

[15] http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/

[16] http://www.indiana.edu/~jobtalk/HRMWebsite/hrm/articles/develop/mbti.pdf

[17] http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130717-what-makes-someone-an-extrovert

[18] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/09/01/introvert-myths_n_3569058.html

[19] http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-power-of-introverts/

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  3. @FarahTheCat16

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    I’m an introverted young girl and I’ve always have been mostly my life I love to be alone and don’t like to be bothered by others I love to stay to myself I also do things by myself without any distractions.

  8. @BristleTheBee

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    I was an Extrovert until 2nd Grade. That's when I moved to a new school. I felt like literally everyone in that school hated me. So ever since that I've been an introvert. I don't like when people think all introverts love the rain, Because I sure don't. going outside doesn't mean going in public. But mostly I think I'm just crazy for being scared to be around people just because of 1 school incident. But I don't think I'm an Introvert anymore, I'm Antisocial.

  9. @ts381

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    I am an ambivert, have the best and worst of both worlds, and I love it. End of the day, just be yourself, understand why you do what you do, improve, stay, its all a choice. My question though, who feels more shy around their person? ❤

  10. @carpenoctem775

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    Well, introverts for the most part are well rounded people who just mind their own business. They’re not boring either, they just seek interests and hobbies that stimulate their minds and emotions.
    Extroverts however are generally rude and obnoxious people that like to cause drama and conflict out of nowhere. All they really want is attention and popularity which usually doesn’t last long when people see through their bullshit.
    Extroverts usually cause all the problems in the world, on a social street level, and on a global political level.

  14. @xgui4-studio

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    i am a introverted or a ambivert idk yet … it might be my shyness and social anxiety it is my Autism+ ADHD that might look like i am a introvert rather than ambivert or extrovert

  16. @matejsteinhauser3974

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    I am an introvert. And only gather With all my family and not strangers. And yes i don't dance. I prefer to visualize scenes to music as we were born in age of unreal 1 and unreal tournaments and Metro franchise+ Stranger Things

  21. @RickyIcecubes

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    As an introvert, one thing that I have noticed about extroverts is that the majority seem to be entirely devoid of any introverted traits. On the other hand, most introverts still possess some extroverted traits. We enjoy social activities in moderation; but our alone time is when we blossom. This completely baffles extroverts, and they can't wrap their head around anyone actually enjoying being alone. We understand their need for company, but they cannot understand our need for solitude.

  23. @dagaroth8830

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    Introvert 100%. I wouldn't call myself antisocial or anything like that, but i would say my ideal "night of fun" would be simple and with a few friends tops. The occasional concert or night out is fine but the idea of loud environments in a room full of strangers daily or even weekly, stresses me out just thinking about it

  25. @jacquelineroberts1133

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    Please stop calling humans animals. It's offending me and I find it to be insulting. I'm a Christian and I don't even believe in evolution anyway. We humans are the King of God's creation and we are His stewards over it. We are not animals, we are superior to animals. That is what the Scriptures tell us in the Book of Genesis. And I believe it.

  26. @Co_xxxb

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    I’m an extrovert with social anxiety, yes, extroverts can have anxiety shocking right?!
    Well, I’m sure the social anxiety I have isn’t as bad as introverts. The reason I even have social anxiety is because of my lack of social charge since when I’m alone and not having fun with friends I get lost in my own thoughts and it makes me overthink and that’s exhausting.

  36. @nthTako

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    I don't understand some of the people around me saying that they are introverted while enjoying social interaction with people more than me extroverted :>

  40. @williamturnquist2808

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    While society does seem to be built around extroverts I think that’s because introverts aren’t as needy and can entertain themselves. I’m definitely an extrovert and today I got the day off of work and none of my friends are available to hang out so I find myself wishing this morning I was an introvert so I could truly enjoy my day off.

  41. @r-v4429

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    Ok but how am I an introvert with ADHD If extraverts are the impulsive ones with lower baseline arousal and smaller frontal lobes. I'm genuinely curious.

  43. @scarletnight

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    I'm an introvert. It's not that I don't like people, I just don't trust them. Everyone in my life is given the amount of trust that I see fits. If I see a random person on the street, my trust of them varies depending on clues. If It's someone from church, I trust that they are good people, but I don't tell them anything about my real life. If someone was my friend, but has repeatedly failed me, despite efforts to let them earn my trust, they are seen as an enemy. Someone I cannot trust at all because I know they will fail me. I like to think about it as a shell. My shell is what causes me to restrain myself from revealing my real life, even though hurtful comments can still cut deep. My shell is how much I trust. It's what I hide behind.

    Here's the point: Introverts don't hate people. They just don't trust people.

  46. @randomuser52628

    November 25, 2025 at 2:56 am

    Me: Introvert (Social, Thinking Introvert)

    Father: Extrovert
    Mother: Extrovert
    Brother: Extrovert
    Sister: Extrovert
    2 Uncles: Extrovert
    2 Aunts: Extrovert
    All Cousins: Extrovert

    Literally I'm the only introvert in the entire family 🙂

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