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Ambiverts

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“Sometimes social, sometimes solitary, not an Introvert, not an Extrovert, you may be an Ambivert.” In respect to introverts and extroverts, most humans are like batteries. An introvert is one who needs down time to recharge, especially after spending time with a large amount of people. An extrovert is like a solar powered battery: it draws energy from being in the spotlight and feeds off the companionship of other people. The vintage characteristic of an introvert isn’t necessarily being shy, it’s just that they don’t extract enough energy from the surroundings as the extroverts do. This has got to do with our brains. “A study in 2012 completed by Randy Buckner of Harvard University discovered that introverts tended to have larger, thicker gray matter in their prefrontal cortex — a region of the brain that is linked to abstract thought and decision-making — while extroverts had less gray matter.” Get Less Energy From People : Most of us feel that our tra