The personality spectrum has been defined in many ways throughout history, but people have increasingly gravitated toward classifying themselves in terms of their capacity for social interaction and how important a person’s internal or external world was. It was later refined to understand that introverts are depleted by social interaction, while extroverts are recharged by it. This leads to opposite types of lifestyles, as you might suspect. There are a variety of misunderstandings associated with these labels, but keep in mind that this scale solely judges what makes people feel recharged—solitude or company.

Get the audiobook on Audible

Show notes and/or episode transcripts are available at https://bit.ly/self-growth-home

Peter Hollins is a bestselling author, human psychology researcher, and a dedicated student of the human condition.

Visit https://bit.ly/peterhollins to pick up your FREE human nature cheat sheet: 7 surprising psychology studies that will change the way you think.

#CarlJung #Extroversion #Eysenck #HansEysenck #Introversion #Introvert #IsabelMeyers #KatharineBriggs #MBTI #MeyersBriggsTypeIndicator #PsychologischeTypen #SocialBattery #ThePersonalitySpectrum #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #PeterHollins #TheScienceofSelf #TheScienceofIntroverts