Extroversion
noun
The quality of being outgoing and social.
Her extroversion made her the life of the party.
noun
The act of directing one's attention outward or to things outside oneself.
A balanced personality displays a mix of both extroversion and introversion.
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Psychological
noun
The trait of being loud or talkative, often associated with being energetic or engaging.
His extroversion was sometimes misunderstood for arrogance.
noun
The quality of being outgoing and social.
Her extroversion made her the life of the party.
noun
The act of directing one's attention outward or to things outside oneself.
A balanced personality displays a mix of both extroversion and introversion.
Usage tips
Psychological
noun
The trait of being loud or talkative, often associated with being energetic or engaging.
His extroversion was sometimes misunderstood for arrogance.
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Often suggests likable qualities and the ability to make friends easily.
People are drawn to her extroversion.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Variance
Extroversion can be valued differently across cultures, sometimes less admired in reserved societies.
Her extroversion stood out in the quiet village.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconception
Not all extroverts are confident, some may use sociability to compensate for insecurities.
Despite his extroversion, he felt nervous inside.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Often suggests likable qualities and the ability to make friends easily.
People are drawn to her extroversion.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Variance
Extroversion can be valued differently across cultures, sometimes less admired in reserved societies.
Her extroversion stood out in the quiet village.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconception
Not all extroverts are confident, some may use sociability to compensate for insecurities.
Despite his extroversion, he felt nervous inside.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Often suggests likable qualities and the ability to make friends easily.
People are drawn to her extroversion.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Variance
Extroversion can be valued differently across cultures, sometimes less admired in reserved societies.
Her extroversion stood out in the quiet village.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misconception
Not all extroverts are confident, some may use sociability to compensate for insecurities.
Despite his extroversion, he felt nervous inside.
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Who are you, really? The...
are probably those who have not only tried, but they have successfully licked the elbow of the person sitting next to them. Those are the extroverts. Let me deal in a bit more detail with extroversion, because it's consequential and it's intriguing, and it helps us understand what I call our three natures.
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The psychology of...
grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. There's also narcissistic personality disorder, a more extreme form, which we'll return to shortly. Grandiose narcissism is the most familiar kind, characterized by extroversion, dominance, and attention seeking.
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Who are you, really? The...
are probably those who have not only tried, but they have successfully licked the elbow of the person sitting next to them. Those are the extroverts. Let me deal in a bit more detail with extroversion, because it's consequential and it's intriguing, and it helps us understand what I call our three natures.
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The psychology of...
grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. There's also narcissistic personality disorder, a more extreme form, which we'll return to shortly. Grandiose narcissism is the most familiar kind, characterized by extroversion, dominance, and attention seeking.
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Daniel H. Pink
American Author
We have this idea that extroverts are better salespeople. As a result, extroverts are more likely to enter sales; extroverts are more likely to get promoted in sales jobs. But if you look at the correlation between extroversion and actual sales performance - that is, how many times the cash register actually rings - the correlation's almost zero.
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Laurie Helgoe
American Psychologist
America is a noisy culture, unlike, say, Finland, which values silence. Individualism, dominant in the U.S. and Germany, promotes the direct, fast-paced style of communication associated with extraversion. Collectivistic societies, such as those in East Asia, value privacy and restraint, qualities more characteristic of introverts.
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Susan Cain
American Writer
What's interesting is relative levels of introversion tend to stay the same. If you went back to your reunion from school, you would probably find that if you ranked everyone in your class into terms of levels of introversion and extroversion you'd still be the same rank.
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Nick Harkaway
English Novelist
I'm caught somewhere between introversion and extroversion. Performance is natural to me, joyful, but it is also exhausting. I can feed on it, but the expense is high, too, like being a carnivore: I have to chase down my meals.
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Susan Cain
American Writer
To some extent, we've always had an admiration for extroversion in our culture. But the extrovert ideal really came to play at the turn of the 20th century when we had the rise of big business.
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Susan Cain
American Writer
All personality traits have their good side and their bad side. But for a long time, we've seen introversion only through its negative side and extroversion mostly through its positive side.
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Vivek Murthy
American Public Servant
When it comes to our relationship with loneliness, specifically, it's important to understand how our relative introversion or extroversion informs our preference for social interaction.
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Elif Safak
Turkish Author
Writing is a tribute to solitude. It is choosing introversion over extroversion, lonely hours/days/weeks/years over fun and sociability.
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Susan Cain
American Writer
I actually find extroversion to be a really appealing personality style.
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Daniel H. Pink
American Author
We have this idea that extroverts are better salespeople. As a result, extroverts are more likely to enter sales; extroverts are more likely to get promoted in sales jobs. But if you look at the correlation between extroversion and actual sales performance - that is, how many times the cash register actually rings - the correlation's almost zero.
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Laurie Helgoe
American Psychologist
America is a noisy culture, unlike, say, Finland, which values silence. Individualism, dominant in the U.S. and Germany, promotes the direct, fast-paced style of communication associated with extraversion. Collectivistic societies, such as those in East Asia, value privacy and restraint, qualities more characteristic of introverts.
Quote examples
Susan Cain
American Writer
What's interesting is relative levels of introversion tend to stay the same. If you went back to your reunion from school, you would probably find that if you ranked everyone in your class into terms of levels of introversion and extroversion you'd still be the same rank.
Quote examples
Nick Harkaway
English Novelist
I'm caught somewhere between introversion and extroversion. Performance is natural to me, joyful, but it is also exhausting. I can feed on it, but the expense is high, too, like being a carnivore: I have to chase down my meals.
Quote examples
Susan Cain
American Writer
To some extent, we've always had an admiration for extroversion in our culture. But the extrovert ideal really came to play at the turn of the 20th century when we had the rise of big business.
Quote examples
Susan Cain
American Writer
All personality traits have their good side and their bad side. But for a long time, we've seen introversion only through its negative side and extroversion mostly through its positive side.
Quote examples
Vivek Murthy
American Public Servant
When it comes to our relationship with loneliness, specifically, it's important to understand how our relative introversion or extroversion informs our preference for social interaction.
Quote examples
Elif Safak
Turkish Author
Writing is a tribute to solitude. It is choosing introversion over extroversion, lonely hours/days/weeks/years over fun and sociability.
Quote examples
Susan Cain
American Writer
I actually find extroversion to be a really appealing personality style.
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