tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post232983039016728123..comments2024-03-28T11:05:00.139+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: funny... but in need of a strong rebuttalKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-2817711450263680072019-06-18T14:14:49.448+09:002019-06-18T14:14:49.448+09:00Oh, yeah: as for extroversion being "the nor...Oh, yeah: as for extroversion being "the norm," I've seen articles claiming that extroverts outnumber introverts 3 to 1. Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-79773021680163028142019-06-18T14:09:01.755+09:002019-06-18T14:09:01.755+09:00Charles,
One of my few "guilty as charged&qu...Charles,<br /><br />One of my few "guilty as charged" moments, while watching the above video, was when the guy talks about the introvert's desire to text rather than talk on the phone. That's me all the way. Tom, that schmoozer, is the opposite—partly because the bastard can't spell for shit when he texts (which makes it ironic that he's an English instructor—a writing teacher who hates writing). 9 times out of 10, if I text Tom, he'll either call me back or send a verbal Kakao message.<br /><br />Steve,<br /><br />I so feel this.<br /><br />A "thin sheen of extroversion" is a good way of putting it, although I'm also partial to the Keirsey/Bates explanation, derived from Jung, that we have a "shadow side" that comes out in certain situations. I'm a very extroverted, energetic teacher, which has long made my students think I'm a super-outgoing guy. But that's my shadow side, and manifesting that side isn't sustainable much beyond the hours during which I'm teaching. Once I'm done with classes, I retreat to the office and enter my mental cave. Must look weird from the outside, seeing someone go from loud to quiet like that.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-59570716442753842022019-06-18T13:24:57.847+09:002019-06-18T13:24:57.847+09:00I'd like to know when extroversion became the ...I'd like to know when extroversion became the "norm." There are a number of videos/guides like this one--some humorous and some more serious and sympathetic--about helping introverts deal with things like social anxiety. But where's the commentary about getting extroverts to shut the fuck up for a couple of minutes? Why is it the introverts who have to make all of the concessions for the brassy loud people?<br /><br />I've developed the trait of maintaining a thin sheen of extroversion. It allows me to do things like teach a class and appear completely comfortable, or get through small talk with people I don't know well. But it also allows me to keep my distance from them with anything meaningful or important, and I still need to decompress for an hour or so after a long interaction. <br /><br />Why have I done this? Because the extroverts won't shut the fuck up and won't leave me the fuck alone.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-87698865054540329122019-06-18T10:08:21.889+09:002019-06-18T10:08:21.889+09:00My only criticism would be that no one actually ca...My only criticism would be that no one actually calls anyone anymore, and it kind of drives me crazy.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-13986099330684277892019-06-18T10:03:11.214+09:002019-06-18T10:03:11.214+09:00That supposed African proverb sounds strikingly si...That supposed African proverb sounds strikingly similar to the second canto of <i>Songs of Flying Dragons</i>, which is incidentally the first piece of verse to be published in hangeul. A quick and dirty translation:<br /><br />The deep-rooted tree shakes not in the wind; its flowers are good and its fruit plenty.<br />Waters from a deep spring dry not in a drought but gush forth, flowing in a stream to the sea.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.com