But no, the Otrovert is a new entry into the dictionary of personality types and is an outlier in the threesome of introverts and extroverts and ambiverts. The term was invented by US psychiatrist Dr ...

The classic labels of introvert and extrovert have long been used to explain why some people thrive off of social interaction and why some people prefer solitude. While neither one is “better” than ...

Introversion isn't a branding liability; it's an advantage. Build authentically, set boundaries, go deep, not wide, and let ...

Think extroverts are better leaders? Better at sales? Think introverts spend more time alone, thinking? Think again.

Imagine a person who’s neither the life of the party nor the quiet shadow in the corner, but someone who flows effortlessly between the two-enjoying vibrant social moments yet equally enjoying ...

Does being alone make you feel more like yourself or energized? Reviewed by David Susman, PhD Reviewed by David Susman, PhD While we all need some me-time every now and then, that solitude can be an ...

There are a lot of different ways we try to classify ourselves. Everybody wants to fit into a group and feel like they belong. One way to do this is to describe the type of friend you are through your ...

There is a meme in modern therapy culture saying that you shouldn’t try to change – you are perfectly imperfect, and that the right people will accommodate your every idiosyncrasy. Relatedly, ...

For many introverts, interviews are less about self-promotion and more about surviving a performance. The sterile conference ...

The unapologetic introvert doesn’t start emails with ‘Sorry to bother you’ or pepper their speech with unnecessary qualifiers ...

Like many introverts, my mind is constantly alerted to "soft stimuli"—the typo in a manuscript, the puzzled look on a student's face in the back row, the color palette of a scene in a movie. There's a ...