These comic graphs explore experiences often associated with introversion. The original introduction, credited below to Seth M, describes recognizing introverted tendencies in personal behavior and enjoying a sense of familiarity with others. Finding a fellow introvert is fun because you get to enjoy talking about all of the fun things you like to do in the privacy of your own home or by yourself.
The introduction also discusses common assumptions about introversion. Someone may prefer quiet or a smaller gathering without disliking other people; a comic cannot establish what most people with a particular label need. Being quiet does not have one fixed meaning, and daydreaming or enjoying silence is not exclusive to a personality category. If you are unsure how a quiet person feels, ask them rather than assuming that a personality label supplies the answer.
Check out these 17 graphs that describe the introvert.
By Seth M & (Graphs via Anna Borges / BuzzFeed)
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- A Comic About Giving Introverts Room to Participate
- 5 Things Everyone Should Know About Introverts
- Dating an Outgoing Introvert: Conversations About Social Preferences
- Introversion and Social Expectations: Reflections to Discuss
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- Alone Isn’t Lonely: 10 Signs You’re Perfectly Happy With Solitude
- How To Be Alone Without Feeling Lonely
- Is It A True Friendship? 5 Signs To Help You Find Out
- The Four Types Of Friends According To The Buddha
- Before a Relationship: Making Room for Your Own Life
- Social Science Says Lasting Relationships Come Down To 2 Basic Traits
- What Self-Love Means: 23 Ways to Be Good to Yourself
- 6 Signs You Could Be a Highly Sensitive Person
- 6 Signs You Are Actually Maturing, Not Just Aging
- 8 Ways To Tell if You’re A Truly Compassionate Person
- 15 Tips For Empaths And Highly Sensitive People
- MOTIVATION: 15 Best Socrates Picture Quotes
- 15 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself
- 21 Habits of Happy People
- 50 Loving Sentiments We Should All Say More Often
- A Quote Gallery: From an Agreeable Line to a Useful Conversation
- 102 Habits for Positive Living
A funny graph is not a personality test
These charts use the visual language of measurement to make jokes about preferences and situations. A line, slice or percentage can look authoritative even when it is part of a comic. Unless a chart supplies actual data and a method, its numbers should be read as storytelling devices rather than findings about a population.
You can recognize one situation and disagree with the next. That does not mean you have failed an introvert test. A gallery cannot sort every reader into a fixed category, and a preference for quiet in one setting does not explain every mood or relationship.
Make the invitation easier to answer
One practical idea is to describe a plan before asking someone to join it: roughly how many people, what activity, where and for how long. “Would you like a quiet coffee for an hour?” gives more useful information than an open-ended demand to be sociable.
Likewise, someone declining an invitation can offer an alternative if they want to maintain the connection: “I won't make the large dinner, but I'd enjoy a walk together this weekend.” That communicates interest and a preference without requiring a joke graph to explain their entire personality.
Ask the person instead of reading the label
Silence can have many meanings. Rather than deciding that a quiet friend is certainly unhappy or certainly fine, leave room for an answer: “Would you like company, or some time to yourself?” A familiar meme can open that conversation, but it should not finish it on the person's behalf.
The fun in this collection comes from recognition. Keep that recognition flexible. A useful chart can help someone name an experience; it need not become a rule about what all introverts think, enjoy or need.
I love it... "Why your face looks like that". :-)
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