When Introverts Act Like Extraverts (and Vice Versa)
One thing I don&#x27;t see mentioned very much is that introversion&#x2F;extroversion is a very different axis from shyness&#x2F;outgoingness. I feel like these two axes get conflated really often (like in this article) but they really are two different things. I&#x27;m an introvert, I get energy being alone, but when I need to I can be very outgoing and make small talk and all of the things that introverts supposedly hate. I just need time to recharge by myself afterwards. On the other hand I&#x27;ve had friends that got energy from others but tended to be a wallflower (for lack of a better term) when they were around others. I hope people recognize it&#x27;s more subtle of a distinction than just introvert&#x2F;extrovert and don&#x27;t let their self chosen label define them.