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21 Signs You Might Actually Be An Ambivert
I wonder how many people are really ambiverts, or about 50/50 introvert/extrovert?
If you've had a great deal of difficulty trying to type yourself with a personality system that does not have ambiversion as a possibility, then you're probably reading the reason at this very moment.
You may ask, why make the distinction at all? Isn't an ambivert just someone with a combination of introverted and extroverted traits? The answer is No, not exactly. While it's true that this person has a combination of introverted and extroverted traits, the combination also creates a personality distinct from the true introvert or the true extrovert which I have described in another thread here.
The ENFP type is widely regarded as a so-called introverted extrovert, or extroverted introvert, or whatever you want to call this switch-hitter type if not just plain ambivert:
ENFP Personality (“The Campaigner”)
| 16Personalities
"Luckily, ENFPs know how to relax, and they are perfectly capable of switching from a passionate, driven idealist in the workplace to that imaginative and enthusiastic free spirit on the dance floor, often with a suddenness that can surprise even their closest friends."
This chameleon-like nature also extends to the emotional realm, where the ENFP is capable of trading one emotion for another very quickly.
I'm quickly beginning to learn that introversion and extroversion are just very old-fashioned, inaccurate terms for groups of traits that are better described in other ways. "Ambiversion" likewise doesn't really stand up very well to more than a very general analysis.
I wonder how many people are really ambiverts, or about 50/50 introvert/extrovert?
If you've had a great deal of difficulty trying to type yourself with a personality system that does not have ambiversion as a possibility, then you're probably reading the reason at this very moment.
You may ask, why make the distinction at all? Isn't an ambivert just someone with a combination of introverted and extroverted traits? The answer is No, not exactly. While it's true that this person has a combination of introverted and extroverted traits, the combination also creates a personality distinct from the true introvert or the true extrovert which I have described in another thread here.
The ENFP type is widely regarded as a so-called introverted extrovert, or extroverted introvert, or whatever you want to call this switch-hitter type if not just plain ambivert:
ENFP Personality (“The Campaigner”)
| 16Personalities
"Luckily, ENFPs know how to relax, and they are perfectly capable of switching from a passionate, driven idealist in the workplace to that imaginative and enthusiastic free spirit on the dance floor, often with a suddenness that can surprise even their closest friends."
This chameleon-like nature also extends to the emotional realm, where the ENFP is capable of trading one emotion for another very quickly.
I'm quickly beginning to learn that introversion and extroversion are just very old-fashioned, inaccurate terms for groups of traits that are better described in other ways. "Ambiversion" likewise doesn't really stand up very well to more than a very general analysis.