What is an introvert? When famous psychiatrist Carl Jung first popularized the terms introversion and extraversion, he described the introvert personality as being more mystical and spiritual, and ...

Some people use socializing like a flower uses sunlight, others need peace and quiet to recharge their batteries. Today we’re ...

The idea that people can be classified into types has a long history. Writing 23 centuries ago, the Greek philosopher Theophrastus sketched 30 characters that are instantly recognisable to this day.

“Sensitive fake extrovert.” That’s how Jade Lenier classifies herself. As a performer and public speaker, you’d take her for an extrovert, but in truth, says Lenier, “my extroverted outsides don’t ...

It’s estimated that every fourth person in the world is an introvert. This is a type of personality type that rose to prominence in the 1920s. As per renowned psychologist Carl Jung, introverts are ...

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I’ve learned a lot about leadership lately. Back in my heyday as a middle manager in corporate America, and before that as a manager for a small start-up, I found my introverted personality worked ...

As Disruption Director at TBWA based in Manchester, UK, Lorna Hawtin is responsible for asking questions, wreaking havoc, and building strategies and behaviors for challenger brands, which will give ...

A new psychological concept may finally explain why some people feel socially comfortable—but never quite connected to the ...

Forget “you are what you eat”; According to a new survey, you are where you live. Truity, a personality and career assessment site, polled 12,000 individuals from all 50 states plus D.C. to see how ...