chronic introversion alert

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I consistently come up at 100% Introverted on MBTI tests, but even I was left wondering "What planet are these people from?" when I heard this exchange on an NPR "To The Best of Our Knowledge" interview with John Cassiopo, a sociologist talking about the biological basis of loneliness.

STEVE PAULSEN: So on a practical level, it sounds like you're saying that we may need to force ourselves to go out and, I don't know, go hang out with other people, even when we don't really feel like it, but we kind of know it would be good for us.
JOHN CASSIOPO: Right. It's a little bit like exercise. I don't know about you, but the long runs are not something I cherish, especially in the winter, when I awaken, but by the time I finish, I'm grateful that I did it.

I guess I'll have some human interaction today. Even though it isn't something I cherish.

Comments

Re: from Caolan

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, that is a pretty crazy assumption to make! It would be so interesting if everyone secretly was just forcing themselves to make contact with other people, and it was this weird bitter pill to do so. I feel like if that were the case there would be a lot more pod- and carrel-based public spaces in the world.