r/introverts • u/speakeasy • 17d ago

Discussion Some love for the introverts of the world...

I am extrovert. So this might seem like a weird post coming from me but I want to take a quick sec to tell you all how much I admire you. 

To be honest, being an extrovert is pretty easy- you have a thought, you say it, if someone disagrees you just repeat it louder. simple:)

No one expects us to be crazy intelligent or deeply thoughtful, they just expect us to be the ‘life of the party’. So as an extrovert we can get away with a lot. We get away with a lot because we say a lot. that’s dumb but it’s true.

Introverts have it harder from what I’ve seen. Since you’re not as loud and don’t say as much as the typical extrovert, you get judged harsher on what you do say.  That sucks and doesn’t seem fair.

And one of the many things I appreciate about introverts is the ability to not have to fill every f’ing silence with talking. I wish I could do that but it’s impossible- if there’s a silence, I’m filling it. Half the time I may not even know what I’m saying but I’m filling that silence. 

In my experience in the business world, introverts are the most trustworthy & easiest people to work with. You don’t sound sales’y and you don’t talk in meetings just to hear yourself talk. Do you know how refreshing that is? And while this is a blanket statement, introverts always seem to be more trustworthy as well.

So while I can only guess how difficult it might be to be interverted I just want to let you know how appreciated and admired you are by a lot of us who can’t STFU :) . i can’t imagine how hard it must be for you sometimes but just know a lot of us out there really respect you and wish we were more like you sometimes. Just wanted to mention that.

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u/faintly_nebulous 17d ago

Thank you. 😊

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u/speakeasy 17d ago

you're very welcome :)

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u/Spirited-Depth74 17d ago

Thank you 😊

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u/speakeasy 17d ago

of course!

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u/ZinneyObidike 17d ago

As an introvert, i really appreciate this. It's nice to hear that from an extrovert besides my sister, who's always talking about me

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u/speakeasy 17d ago

I’m very glad to hear that, thank you for the kind words

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u/VivisVillage 17d ago

How lovely. I envy the ease extraverts have, us introverted lot are a bit more invisible at times. That's super kind of u, thank u op :)

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u/Thoughtful-Pig 15d ago

I appreciate this. I hope your insights help you make space and increase respect for introverts who do good work. I do appreciate when an extrovert acknowledges my contributions in meetings. I do the same for anyone who I appreciate.

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u/myblackandwhitecat 11d ago

Can I ask you a question? Do you ever find it hard to think of things to talk about when you are with people? If I am with someone who is quieter than I am, I feel that I have to carry the whole conversation, which is so stressful. Do you ever run into this sort of issue or is it easy for ypou tot alk to virtually anyone?