{"id":1922933,"date":"2023-05-02T16:57:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T20:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-introverts-are-happier-when-they-act-like-extroverts\/"},"modified":"2023-05-02T17:02:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T21:02:34","slug":"study-introverts-are-happier-when-they-act-like-extroverts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-introverts-are-happier-when-they-act-like-extroverts\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Introverts happier when acting like extroverts."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstudy-introverts-are-happier-when-they-act-like-extroverts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1922933&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Are You an Introvert or an Extrovert?<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re more excited by the idea of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-cheers-as-homeless-group-seizes-hotel-near-tacoma-city-leaders-negotiating-with-group-as-police-refuse-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Far Left Cheers As Homeless Group Seizes Hotel Near Tacoma; City Leaders Negotiating With Group As Police Refuse To Intervene\">holiday party<\/a> than a quiet evening reading, you may be an extrovert. If it\u2019s the other way around, you may be an introvert.<\/p>\n<p>While those labels can be overly simplistic\u2014most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nih-inadvertently-exposes-data-on-individual-employees-vaccination-statuses-online\/\" title=\"NIH Inadvertently Exposes Data On Individual Employees\u2019 Vaccination Statuses Online\">people lie<\/a> somewhere on a spectrum between the two\u2014they\u2019re still useful in understanding ourselves and those around us.<\/p>\n<h3>Understanding the Traits of Introverts and Extroverts<\/h3>\n<p>Extroverted traits typically include being outgoing and enthusiastic, impulsive, and talkative. Introverted traits, on the other hand, usually include being introspective, a good listener, and more reserved.<\/p>\n<p>Extroverts seek the stimulation of socially energized environments, while introverts tend to prefer small groups, one-on-one interactions, and plenty of alone time.<\/p>\n<p>Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, who first described traits of extroversion and introversion in the 1920s, observed that extroverts are energized through social interaction, while introverts recharge best in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-meghan-markle-is-a-self-victimizing-drama-queen\/\" title=\"WALSH: Meghan Markle Is A Self-Victimizing Drama Queen\">quiet solitude<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Cultural Bias Towards Extroverts<\/h3>\n<p>While both personality types have strengths and weaknesses, American culture tends to celebrate and reward extroverted behavior. This translates seamlessly into the business world, where speaking up and standing out is more likely to lead to a promotion than quietly but competently getting your work done.<\/p>\n<p>Susan Cain, in her bestselling book \u201cQuiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can\u2019t Stop Talking,\u201d details the strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-department-of-educations-new-health-standards-would-teach-kindergarteners-about-gender-identity\/\" title=\"Nebraska Department of Education\u2019s New Health Standards Would Teach Kindergarteners About Gender Identity\">cultural bias<\/a> towards extroverts and describes what is lost, both individually and collectively, when introverts are undervalued. Namely, creativity and innovation\u2014which are often best nourished in quiet, solitary environments.<\/p>\n<h3>Acting Extroverted<\/h3>\n<p>Introverts and extroverts can learn and benefit from each other. Studies have consistently shown that extroverts report higher levels of satisfaction, or happiness, than introverts. But whatever the reasons, repeated studies have come to an interesting conclusion that can give introverts another tool in their armory of life skills\u2014simply acting more extroverted can make you happier.<\/p>\n<p>One study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology in 2020, examined whether participants could actually alter the extent to which they behave in ways that are extroverted or introverted and how those changes in behavior impact well-being. Study participants were asked to behave in an introverted manner for a week, and then in an extroverted manner the following week. At the end of the study, both extroverted and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-introverts-are-happier-when-they-act-like-extroverts\/\" title=\"Study: Introverts happier when acting like extroverts.\">introverted participants reported greater levels<\/a> of \u2018positive affect\u2019 when intentionally acting more extroverted.<\/p>\n<p>But there is a caveat to this \u2018tool\u2019\u2014while acting \u2018out of character\u2019 for short durations may be beneficial, too much time spent essentially putting on a performance can wear an introvert out. In that case, seeking out regular \u201crestorative niches\u201d\u2014or the place you go to reconnect with your \u2018true self,\u2019 is essential.<\/p>\n<p>As Shakespeare tells us in Hamlet, \u201cThis above all: to thine own self be true.\u201d As a society, we may have embraced this message, but for introverts, stepping out of our comfort zones at times, to speak up and engage more socially, may also offer surprising benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re more excited by the idea of a holiday party than a quiet evening reading, you may be an extrovert. If it\u2019s the other way around, you may be an introvert. While those labels can be overly simplistic\u2014most people lie somewhere on a spectrum between the two\u2014they\u2019re still useful in understanding ourselves and those<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1922934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6481,25613,18379,25614,4866],"class_list":["post-1922933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-acting","tag-extroverts","tag-happier","tag-introverts","tag-study"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1922933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1922933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1922934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1922933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1922933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1922933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}