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The Story of.....the Introvert-Extrovert Fallacy

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You see her sitting in all her mysterious glory and wonder what secrets lie in that head of hers, why is she so quiet? Has she got beaten down? Worn out by the world's cruel ways? Does she fear that her voice won't matter? Okay slow down there dear Romeo, let's place your Juliet in another scene, surrounded by her best friends. You now see her in a peal of laughter, her chirpy voice dominating the conversation. She is vivid, bubbly and exciting, almost like an open book. What happened to the mysterious introvert you had seen? How in the world did she get transformed into this chatty Kathy who doesn't let anyone get a word in edgewise? Alright settle down, I'm here to break down the fallacy of the introvert-extrovert criteria that has been used to categorize the world's population since the advent of personality psychology. There is no such thing as a true introvert or a true extrovert. That introverted dude who caught your eye because he&#