Introvert i en extrovert värld?

Var lugn - du är i så fall inte ensam... Om än du tillhör en minoritet.

Fick en intressant artikel - om diskriminering av denna bortglömda "folkgrupp" - som kanske borde få större inflytande över världen så att den blir lugnare och fredligare...

Och som behöver bli förstådd av majoriteten - introversion är inte detsamma som blyghet. Det är snarare en kontemplativ läggning, ett annat sätt att se på saker - och, har forskarna kommit fram till, hjärnan fungerar annorlunda för introverta (som utgör omkring 25% av befolkningen, eller färre).

Givetvis är kvinnor mest utsatta även i denna grupp.

Och ja, jag känner absolut igen mig...

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"If we introverts ran the world, it would no doubt be a calmer, saner, more peaceful sort of place. As Coolidge is supposed to have said, "Don't you know that four fifths of all our troubles in this life would disappear if we would just sit down and keep still?" (He is also supposed to have said, "If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it." The only thing a true introvert dislikes more than talking about himself is repeating himself.)

With their endless appetite for talk and attention, extroverts also dominate social life, so they tend to set expectations. In our extrovertist society, being outgoing is considered normal and therefore desirable, a mark of happiness, confidence, leadership. Extroverts are seen as bighearted, vibrant, warm, empathic. "People person" is a compliment. Introverts are described with words like "guarded," "loner," "reserved," "taciturn," "self-contained," "private"—narrow, ungenerous words, words that suggest emotional parsimony and smallness of personality. Female introverts, I suspect, must suffer especially. In certain circles, particularly in the Midwest, a man can still sometimes get away with being what they used to call a strong and silent type; introverted women, lacking that alternative, are even more likely than men to be perceived as timid, withdrawn, haughty.

Are introverts arrogant? Hardly. I suppose this common misconception has to do with our being more intelligent, more reflective, more independent, more level-headed, more refined, and more sensitive than extroverts. Also, it is probably due to our lack of small talk, a lack that extroverts often mistake for disdain. We tend to think before talking, whereas extroverts tend to think by talking, which is why their meetings never last less than six hours. "

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