Thank you Ranjini. I have a huge amount of respect for both the introverts and the extroverts. But I also think that there is a beauty in flexibility of switching to both. Intrinsically I guess even I have to define myself an introvert. But when I am with people I really like to be an extrovert. Kinda ironic isn’t it? :) ..

I think you hit the nail on the mark in this reply – Being very comfortable being yourself around people. I think it is a beautiful gift and a wonderful attitude to have. :)

Thank you for response, it really means a lot to evoke a discussion on these innate thoughts, it kinda keeps the excitement and the quest of knowing more about people going :)

But guess what? I am kind of happy being an introvert. I take a lot of time to start talking. So people initially think that I’m silent. I love to see their face when they see the real me :P
I do have problems being an introvert, but I don’t think it is that important. :)

Yeah, please do read the book. It deals with the issues you’ve mentioned.

Thank you Myrtle. Sorry if I have conveyed it too strongly here, I never meant to hint it against the introvert. The idea of the post was a choice to shift between the two when it is convenient and the flexibility for each individual to make that stretch. Even today I believe that when it comes to a lot of things I am an introvert and every introvert is certainly an extrovert when it comes to certain other things.

My thought was – wont it be magical to be an introvert when we want to and be an extrovert when we want to? It would certainly open up a lot of the world for each one of us.

Thank you for the recommendation, I would love to pick up that book. I shall update you soon as I read it :).. have a lot of catching up to do on some really great books :)

Thanks Lance :)

:) .. Thats a nice coinage. Thanks Amit :)

Thank you nazneen :)

Yes ! Vinay you are an ambivert ! Just like me. :)

Thank you Vinodini :). Well I guess that makes two of us. In the same boat. I have loved the journey for the shift, it brings in that great seanse of growth. I still prefer to be an introvert in certain occasions and in certain others just be as gregarious as possible. I think the best part is to know that we are capable of stretching on either fronts :)

Amit, thank you for the thoughts. I haven’t come across that book, it would be interesting to read though..

I agree, being an introvert is not bad at all. I like to shift between the two sometimes and I also love a few moments where I am an introvert. It’s just that knowing that we can have a flexibility to be either of the two, taking the best of the two is quite an amazing feeling. That way, we don’t have to worry about missing out on something :)