Recognizing these "annoyances" isn't about being antisocial; it’s about acknowledging your biological need for quiet and ...

This pattern overlaps with well-studied personality traits such as openness to experience, creativity and perseverance. But, it’s more specific in its career implications. It reflects whether your ...

The word "introvert" has religious and poetic origins. First used in the mid-17th century to refer to people turning their focus inward for spiritual contemplation, it's also a close cousin of the ...

After years of bathroom escapes and counting minutes until I could leave, I discovered that confidence at social events has ...

I am not one, but many people I love are. Sometimes it’s difficult for me to understand why they just don’t want to “go out and play.” Being an extrovert like me is simple: I’ve never met a party I ...

Introversion and extroversion are on "opposite ends of a continuum" and not a binary, says William Chopik, a social-personality psychologist at Michigan State University. "People mostly fall somewhere ...

Whenever I rendezvous with an extroverted friend, I feel a pang of anxiety as an introvert. Will I have space to be my slow, quiet self? Will I have trouble keeping up with their chatter? Usually the ...