The Science of Introverts: Explore the Personality Spectrum for Self-Discovery, Self-Awareness, & Self-Care. Design a Life That Fits

If you’re an introvert, you know that you are walking around with an increased sensitivity to social situations courtesy of your dopamine tolerance. Just don’t try to perform a pale imitation of an extrovert, because it’s not in your biology to derive happiness from those behaviors. While blindfolds and earplugs may help, they’re not always the most practical choice.

Hans Eysenck was the first to coin the term ambivert to define a person as one who manifests the characteristics of both an introvert and an extrovert.

There are numerous biological factors that differentiate personality types, but the vast majority of people are permeable enough to move from being more or less introverted to being more or less extroverted, depending upon the situation, our motivations, and the people we are surrounded by.