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The terms "introvert" and "extrovert" are very misused. It just measures how much you like being around other people.

I know many introverts with very good social and emotional skills. Likewise, I know many extroverts who are terrible in this regard.



That reminds me of a joke:

Q: How can you tell the difference between an introverted engineer and an extroverted engineer?

A: The extroverted engineer looks at your shoes when he's talking to you.




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