The Lives of Introverts

Every human being has a unique personality, but for the most part, people tend towards being either extroverts or introverts. Extroverts are outgoing and adventurous, while introverts enjoy spending time alone and are thoughtful. However, America’s culture values extroverts more than introverts instead of valuing the two personalities equally. In schools, students work together and must take part in discussions. In businesses, employees often work in rooms with no privacy and force everyone to talk with others. Although it is not necessarily detrimental to socialize and exchange ideas with others, introverted people live in an uncomfortable environment for a large part of the day. If introverts were able to work comfortably with extroverts, they could form more creative ideas. Since America’s culture values extroverts, it is clear that introverted individuals are often forgotten about. Introverts have many hidden talents that are not always recognized, and instead of valuing extroverts or introverts, American managers and educators should encourage the strengths of both two personality types to work together in order to build a stronger partnership that would encourage creativity in the American economy.
Because today’s culture in America revolves around extroverts, it is normally easy for extroverted people not to face any major social challenges in everyday life. Businesses and schools value extroverts because many successful people are normally outgoing and adventurous. Naturally, people crave success, and many may argue that a successful person is rich, famous, or popular. Americans perceive an extrovert as a person with all “successful” personality traits, and even though people may not realize it, everyone idolizes extrov...

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...s, such as shy, awkward, and antisocial, to describe introverts, instead, they are actually very thoughtful, creative, and like to spend time alone. While extroverts are sociable and adventurous, introverts have hidden talents that are not always recognized. Introverted people are listeners and very understanding; unfortunately, people are often too caught in the moment and forget to listen. Both introverts and extroverts have unique qualities, but when both personalities work together, they can create a nearly unstoppable partnership. Because people in America tend to value extroverted individuals, introverts are often forgotten about and are not always understood correctly. It is clear that introverts have many qualities that are not noticeable, and instead of valuing extroverts or introverts, Americans should encourage the two personality types to work together.