I've always considered myself somewhat of an introvert, not too loud, I've never given myself as much credit as a really should have and I've always thrived on being somewhat of a loner - often choosing the enjoyment of my own company over loud crowded areas - in fact, I've always felt more lonely being amongst a room full of 'wrong' people than on my own. This goes the same for my work, I've always been able to work with others and contribute to a group, but I've always really enjoyed going away and working on my own - for some reason, I tap into some visceral thought inertia of "flow" where my brain neurons connect and interplay in such a way that it never quite has when I'm with others, and whilst I do enjoy the company of theirs and certainly enjoy the ideas that can only be formed through discussion between people, my creativity has only ever been sparked in moments of my own solitude. Perhaps that's why I enjoy work like design or photography. I don't know how I feel about communal work places, they almost feel forced, whilst I feel like dialogue is only ever effective once others have done their homework, which can only ever be done properly in private. But like Susan Caine says, I think theres an element of introversion and conversely and element of extroversion in all of us. None of us are wholly white nor wholly black swans. I've never been overtly socially shy, but I'm not exactly the kind who can "work a crowd". I heard that extroverts tend to gain energy from introverts and introverts tend to toil ifrom their own pool of energy, so maybe theres something under that veneer of softness that introverts are hiding. There's hope for us introverts afterall!
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