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NotPhil  ·  4338 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Upside Of Being An Introvert (And Why Extroverts Are Overrated)

    I don't see why it's necessary to categorize people into introvert/extrovert. (Then again, I don't agree with binaries in gender or in politics, either.)

The author didn't see the need to speak about binary categories either. He said he was speaking about a spectrum that is described by two sets of traits:

    Introversion and extroversion aren't fixed categories -- there's a personality spectrum, and many, known as ambiverts, fall in the gap between the two traits -- but they are vital to our personality.