Analysis Of Being An Introvert

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My break has been magnificently boring, but a much needed boringness. My break has become a routine; everyday, I wake up at 12 pm (yes, I know, it’s quite early for me), and I proceed to the gym for two to three hours, working out and playing basketball. Afterwards, I devote the rest of the day to the goals I set for myself. Recently, I have been working on a new T – shirt design and a new YouTube video. You mentioned what my New Year’s Resolution would be, but as you can tell, I have no need for a Resolution because I prepare goals for everday. I’m not sure if this is applicable to you, but I have been planning for whole weeks at a time in a list form and specifying exactly what needs to be completed every single day. So far, this list has …show more content…

As I stated previously, the introvert traits are actually preventing me from expressing my true self. Living in a desolate town with nothing to do, I developed hobbies that could be done by myself, and furthermore, I never grew to be gregarious around others due to the isolation. In addition to that, my parents have maintained a collectivist view that other people’s opinions are just as important as mine, which has led me to be self-conscious of what I say engendering my quiet personality towards strangers. The condition was worse in high school, but slowly I understood that the environmental factors have developed behaviors that hinder my true personality, and soon I seek to be more demonstrative of myself. Moreover, on the personality quiz, I was scored as an extrovert. Another point that may bolster my claims is that as a baby, my parents would take me to crowded areas such as a supermarket because I would always be full of smiles when I see other people. Although, this example is of me as a baby, it makes me wonder, how much of one’s personality is instilled upon birth, and how much is assimilated? As a baby, obviously I enjoyed seeing with other people, but as I grew older, I became sort of intimidated in crowded areas by myself, and keep to myself more when with strangers I am not comfortable with. Do societal influences cause discrepancies between one’s personality and outward behavior? How much of innate personality still remain when one is an

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