It’s Time for Introverted Leaders
By Ray Williams
Dreams have been described as dress rehearsals for real life, opportunities to gratify wishes, and a form of nocturnal therapy. A new theory aims to make sense of it all.
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If a crowded cocktail party feels like a holding cell to you, even as you gamely keep up your end of the chatter, chances are you're an introvert. Introverts are drained by social encounters and energized by solitary, often creative pursuits.
Extroverts—or outgoing, energetic, talkative people—are thought to make up anywhere from half to three-quarters of the American population. Extroversion, as a personality trait, was first proposed by noted psychiatrist Carl Jung in the 1920s.
From eccentric and introverted to boisterous and bold, the human personality is a curious, multifaceted thing. We each have a unique mix of characteristics, and value different traits in ourselves and others.