tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19944141.post4035116360637935133..comments2023-07-14T06:48:39.956-07:00Comments on The Can Opener Boy Translations: Introversion & Extroversion: Recent Social Constructs?Can Opener Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06074132164038079006noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19944141.post-52515890968788888902009-02-22T20:38:00.000-08:002009-02-22T20:38:00.000-08:00Thanks for your thoughts. I think the question re:...Thanks for your thoughts. I think the question re: it's recentness is valid because I don't like it and I wonder if it has always been this way! (I'm less Zen than you I guess, although the NOW is getting more and more important to me).<BR/><BR/>And yes, the words thing is important, at least to me. I can process THOUSANDS of written words, and have even been known to speak them while processing my thoughts...but if someone ELSE is speaking, it wears me out quicker than you can say Jack Robinson.Can Opener Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074132164038079006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19944141.post-8082661839370058432009-02-22T14:54:00.000-08:002009-02-22T14:54:00.000-08:00Hmm. A couple of thoughts:First, as you point out,...Hmm. A couple of thoughts:<BR/><BR/>First, as you point out, introversion/extraversion has everything to do with "what gives you energy." There is a common misconception that it has to do with whether you like hanging around people, and (as you point out) that's simply not the case.<BR/><BR/>More to the point, the question "is it a recent social construct" is kind of moot because, well, here we are. I can't help but live in my present construct. Now it may well be that it was irrelevant at one time, and may be irrelevant in some future time. But for now, I find it useful:<BR/><BR/>Correct me if I'm wrong, but one common difference between introverts and extraverts is not just what gives/saps their energy, but the interplay between thoughts and words. As an introvert, I do not vocalize my thoughts until I've chosen the right words in my head. Kay, as an extravert, needs to think out loud and vocalize until she finds the right thought. (At least, I think this is an I/J difference and not a J/P difference. What do you think?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com