Hello dear blog readers! Many psychologists, such as Carl Jung or Marty Laney, believed that the division into extraversion and introversion is actually very arbitrary, because there is an intermediate type between them that is characteristic of most people. Therefore, today we will talk about who an ambivert is and find out his strengths and weaknesses.
Characterization
1. They have increased flexibility. It is easier for them than others to adapt to changing or new conditions. Adaptation is less painful and difficult than the rest. When necessary, he can enlist the support of other people, as well as rely on his own resources.
2. They can feel great both in a noisy company and alone with themselves. For example, an introvert feels discomfort and confusion, being in a society with a large number of people, and wants to quickly get home, calm down and recover. You can read about this in the article about the introvert. And the intermediate type of personality will be satisfied under any circumstances.
3. They replenish the reserve of strength and recover in different ways, thanks to both internal and external sources. This is just a universal kind of person who, if he can recognize his needs, will be able to satisfy them under any conditions.
4. An ambivert is a person who can establish social connections, not forgetting about self-development. That is, he knows how to shift the focus of attention depending on the situation and environment, without focusing on one process.
5. A very interesting nuance — basically, getting into the company of extroverts, the ambivert will control himself, not trying to «surpass» the ringleader, realizing that there is someone to revive and amuse. But in a society of introverts, he is likely to take responsibility and take the place of a leader, being more active than the rest.
6. Friends and relatives usually note that they cannot understand the character of such a person. His preferences and desires sometimes contradict each other. For example, everything is clear with an extrovert, he tends to be in the crowd more often, surrounding himself with popular and active people. But imagine that then he suddenly suddenly declares that he wants to be alone and not see anyone for a couple of days?
7. And it also happens that others can characterize such a person in completely different ways, and sometimes, as if describing two different people. But because the ambivert adapts and often does not understand what exactly is characteristic and loved by him.
Recommendations
- Despite the fact that you are equally comfortable both with yourself and with other people, you should still be able to notice your feelings and sensations. Human psychology is such that excess brings the same destruction and stress as lack. Even too long a feeling of happiness can negatively affect the body and nervous system. Therefore, prolonged loneliness may well lead to depression. And an overabundance of communication leads to disgust and impotence, which will cause an apathetic state. Track the slightest changes in well-being and be attentive to internal calls.
- Do not be afraid of what sometimes throws you from one extreme to another. This is your feature, which should be accepted and taken into account in the future.
- Develop your talent for recognizing and adapting to other people’s behavior patterns, so you will better understand yourself and others. Try to develop your sensitivity using the techniques described in the article Top 13 Exercises for Developing Extraordinarily Strong Intuition.
Benefits of balance
Reading literature on management, inspired by the most popular businessmen and entrepreneurs, an opinion is formed that the key to success is activity and assertiveness. Yes, it is, but it is nothing compared to the ability to balance and adapt. I mean that a person who understands exactly how to behave with each member of society will achieve much more than one who crushes all the obstacles in his path with his head.
And all because people are different, and many are repelled by obsession and excessive confidence, activity. Think about it, did it ever happen that you felt annoyed when you entered a store, when the seller “attacked” you, getting his excessive attention and following every step? Adam Grant, a psychologist working at the University of Pennsylvania, once conducted an experiment by selecting from one company that sells software salesmen of directly different character styles.
The results showed that the group of introverts sold the least amount of the company’s products, due to their passivity. Their customers were people who knew exactly what they needed to buy. Extroverts turned out to be not much higher, they were able to earn an average of $ 5 more, but because they repelled the majority with their pressure and obsession. By the way, you can read about extroverts here.
But ambiverts showed the highest results, because they were able to capture the mood of the buyer, and communicated directly in their style and habitual behavior.
Conclusion
And that’s all for today, dear readers! If you need a more complete description of each type, then I recommend that you look at the article “How to determine which of the 16 types of personality temperament my personality belongs to?”. I also recommend taking this test, it will give an accurate definition of what type of person you are.
The material was prepared by Zhuravina Alina.
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