I am an Introvert

First seen on enrevanche, the article "Caring for Your Introvert".

I consistantly score as an INTJ on the Myers Briggs personality test so this article was particularly fun to read. enrevanche has a particularly useful link to the explanation on wikipedia.

"What is introversion? In its modern sense, the concept goes back to the 1920s and the psychologist Carl Jung. Today it is a mainstay of personality tests, including the widely used Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Introverts are not necessarily shy. Shy people are anxious or frightened or self-excoriating in social settings; introverts generally are not. Introverts are also not misanthropic, though some of us do go along with Sartre as far as to say "Hell is other people at breakfast." Rather, introverts are people who find other people tiring."

People who find other people tiring. Good God. You don't know how much I find that to be true of myself. The proverbial bell went TING!! in my mind when I read that sentence. I especially have an intense dislike for people who consistantly talk non-stop, with stories revolving primarily around themselves. First off, it's sheer rudeness when it comes to hogging the conversation; and secondly, it's sheer selfishness to think most people want to hear about you. Especially upon meeting for the first time.

Hell is other people at breakfast. Heh. I like that too. You're only spared my morning grumpiness if I wake up in your bed.


Needless to say, the MasterChief is safe. No one else is though. :o