Hi there, lately i have been pondering about the whole extroversion-introversion thing. After thinking for a while i kinda figured that the 'superior' preference is extroversion as its more socially accepted and actually quite handy. Figuring wherever you go you always will be with people, why not get energy out of it?

So my question is: What, in general, Is attractive, interesting, handy etc about Introversion?

Yeah, it's hard to be an introvert sometimes, when it seems the world favours and rewards extroverts. But we have our advantages too. Here's stuff I pasted from an article I linked to in the Interesting Article topic:

Introverts aren't just less sociable than extroverts; they also engage with the world in fundamentally different ways. While outgoing people savor the nuances of social interaction, loners tend to focus more on their own ideas—and on stimuli that don't register in the minds of others.

A psychologist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, has found that socially withdrawn people have increased sensitivity to all kinds of emotional interactions and sensory cues, which may mean that they find pleasure where others do not.

Previous MRI studies have shown that during social situations, specific areas in the brains of loners experience especially lively blood flow, indicating a sort of overstimulation, which explains why they find parties so wearying. But Guyer's results suggest that introverts may be more attuned to all sorts of positive experiences as well. This added sensitivity, she speculates, could mean that people who are reserved have an ability to respond quickly to situations—such as coming to your aid in a moment of need—or show unusual empathy to a friend, due to their strong emotional antennae.

Withdrawn people typically have very high sensory acuity. Because loners are good at noticing subtleties that other people miss, Aron says, they are well-suited for careers that require close observation, like writing and scientific research. It's no surprise that famous historical loners include Emily Dickinson, Stanley Kubrick, and Isaac Newton.

There is this article specificaly that annoy's the crap out of me. Its on MSN.NL so you cant take it to seriously but here it is:

http://nieuws.nl.msn.com/optimistis...=151976056

I used a translation site for you guys as i doubt you speak dutch, so dont mind the grammar please...

Optimistic people live longer. It was already known. But now new research shows that extroverts more likely to have a longer life. In particular, their large amount of energy seems beneficial to health. Scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center have found that extroverts less of the so-called Interleukin-6 in the blood. This material is related to stress and other diseases. Extroversion in the study were divided into three parts: a tendency to positive thoughts, a desire among people and a high degree of 'active involvement in the life ". Especially the last part turned out to be important. People who herself said that she "burst of energy" or "fast life" had significantly less stress-state. Scientists do not know whether the lower amounts of Interleukin-6 is only affected by his extroverted. Energetic people may do other healthy things, like sports more. Yet, this study again a proof that a positive attitude to life is healthy. That is good news for introverts. Because positive thinking, contact with others and remain involved in life are things everyone can succeed. Source: Medischdossier.org

This is utter crap imo. Who says extroverts are more optimistic? I know quite some pessimistic extroverts who are lazy as can be. This is just an article written by an ESXX so they can pat themselves on their back. I would really like to post a message on that article but i coudn't...

Anyway, it are things like these that make introversion look worse then it is and i think i kind of lost the plus sides of Introversion :<

This is just an article written by an ESXX so they can pat themselves on their back.

The best thing about being a pessimist is that if we expect nothing from people, they can never disappoint us.