people do evolve.
i’ve always classified myself as an extravert.
and tonight i looked up what that exactly meant.
according to dictionary.com -
| extravert | |
| adjective | |
| 1. | being concerned with the social and physical environment [syn: extrovert] |
| noun | |
| 1. | (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings [syn: extrovert] [ant: introvert] |
so then i looked up introvert. and you get several definitions:
| noun | |
| 1. | (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts [ant: extravert] |
| verb | |
| 1. | fold inwards; “some organs can invaginate” [syn: invaginate] |
| 2. | turn inside; “He introverted his feelings” |
which sounds nothing like me. but then there’s also this:
v. in·tro·vert·ed, in·tro·vert·ing, in·tro·verts
- To turn or direct inward.
- To concentrate one’s interests upon oneself.
- To turn a tubular organ or part inward upon itself.
n. (ĭn’trə-vûrt’)
- One whose thoughts and feelings are directed toward oneself.
- An anatomical structure that is capable of being introverted.
source:American Heritage Stedman’s Medical Dictionary (via dictionary.com)
and i think to myself.
people do evolve.
ex·tro·vert
1. an outgoing, gregarious person.
2. Psychology. a person characterized by extroversion; a person concerned primarily with the physical and social environment (opposed to introvert).
–adjective
3. Also, ex·tro·vert·ed. Psychology. marked by extroversion.
–verb (used with object)
4. Psychology. to direct (the mind, one’s interest, etc.) outward or to things outside the self.
we’re evolving in opposing directions. see ya on the flip side.