In this day and age, social media is a dominant force on the internet landscape. Facebook, Instagram and YouTube may work well for others, but not us. For obvious reasons, this style of blogging suits us.
Our main purpose is to share answers we couldn’t easily come by when we were in need and went looking. That annoyed us to no end, so we’re here to spare others our frustration.
We’re also here to note down interesting things we’ve stumbled upon – for posterity. Since we’re a nostalgic lot and like to revisit old hits.
Introvertium. Why?
From the Myers and Briggs personality test, the foremost character dimension being extroversion/introversion:
| Aspect | Extrovert | Introvert |
|---|---|---|
| manner | outgoing, expressive | reflective, quiet |
| energising | energised by interaction | energised by being alone |
| conversation | initiate conversation | wait to be invited |
| acting | act before reflecting | reflect before acting |
| getting to know | sociable – easy to get to know | reserved – take time to get to know |
| interests | have many interests | focus on a few things at depth |
| interaction | need regular interaction | need privacy for concentration |
| focus | focus more on external events | focus more on internal reactions |
| communication | communicate more easily by talking | communicate more easily by writing |
| learning | learn best by doing or interacting | learn best by reading and reflecting |
and we’re skewed strongly in one direction. So we thought we’d lean into it for our blog. 😉
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