Personality Talk
I know most girls are obsessed with the concept of zodiacs and horoscopes. Some of us are dillerberate in our connections based on personality tests; what is your enneagram number?? I have even been involved in long winded, post night out conversations where we all deep dive into our Myers Briggs. Don't get me wrong I love, love, love these tests. Period. But. Should we start by taking a deeper dive into the OG personalities?
One thing that is for certain to have been thrown around for decades is extroverts vs. introverts. When in doubt, someone always knows what you're referring to and it is generally easy to place ourselves amoung the two.
But you guys. What if there was more.
There are probably 4 different personalities as far as I can tell. Extroverted Extroverts, Extroverted Introverts, Introverted Extroverts, and Introverted Introverts. While they may have sounded repetitive, they are all very different things.
I can break it down for you real quick.
Extroverted extroverts are the people who crave human interaction. They are going to be the loudest, most captivating, energetic personality in the room. Not only are they getting their full charge from social life, they do not need alone time. Life for an extroverted extrovert means a social job, a social family, and the expectation for someone to always tag along.
Extroverted introverts are just a bit different. An extroverted introvert is going to be the person in your life who loves and flourishes in their alone time, they can fully recharge in their own company. But they also maintain a very healthy social life due to their drive. They are adaptable in social settings, and tend to be very outspoken with the right groups of people. They have a switch, and are able to turn it on and off where they see it most fit.
Introverted Introverts are going to be much more comfortable in their own space as their focus is on their internal thoughts rather than their external relations. This may be the person in your life who you would characterize as being more reserved, or less willing to open up.
Introverted extroverts wrap up our four personality types. An introverted extrovert is going to be your most balanced friend. They may be on the shier side to start a conversation, but are very happy to partake in one. While socially adaptive, they can hold qualities like modesty.
I would classify myself as an extroverted extrovert, but sometimes I lean to be an extroverted introvert. By this I just mean to explain that I am a people person through and through, I love to talk, I am comfortable in social settings, and I get lots of energy from surrounding myself with other people. In the same breath, my social battery CAN get drained depending on how the rest of my life is rotating. In a comfortable crowd and a positive time, there's a good chance I will make myself known in a crowd.
When I spend lots of time with people, I need my own space to charge up a bit. An extroverted introvert would get most of their energy from alone time whereas mine is needed only in situational spurts.
Lately I have been trying to take the initiative to better understand how I prefer to socialize. Learning where I'm obtaining energy, can in turn maximize my ability to energized and help me to be happier with how I'm are spending your time.
But who's to tell you, when every label is just a glorified personality test!!
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