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Remember when Molly's boss wanted her to show some visitors around? Molly wanted some time to prepare, to collect her thoughts, but her boss couldn't understand why. She thought Molly could do it off the top of her head without any planning.
Molly and her boss show two different ways people interact with other people and the world outside of themselves. Molly has an introvert style. People like Molly look within themselves-to their minds and hearts-to find strength, ideas, and inspiration. Molly's boss has an extrovert style. People like Molly's boss are outward looking; other people and experiences are important for them as sources of strength, ideas, and inspiration.
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Extrovert | Introvert |
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extrovert style talkative, open show emotions act before thinking like to be with people |
introvert style quiet, thoughtful keep emotions private think before acting like to spend time alone |
Your Turn:
How do you get your best ideas? Do you like to talk about them with
others or think about them alone? Do you usually "wear" your emotions or
keep them to yourself?
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