Flimsy Sanity: Introverts

Flimsy Sanity

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. - Friedrich Nietzsche

Sunday, July 24, 2005

Introverts

The majority of Americans are extraverted (about 75%), but the majority of gifted children appear to be introverted (about 60%), and the percentage of introverts seems to increase with IQ. More here

2 Comments:

  • At 3:18 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I was going to say something brilliant about this statistic, but thought i would just keep it to myself.

    *turns over the 'welcome' mat on the way into ivory tower*

     
  • At 10:13 AM, Blogger R J Adams said…

    I love the suggestion in this report that introverts are 'normal'- closely followed by a set of rules designed to help 'Care For Your Introvert'.
    As an introvert myself I am delighted to learn I am healthy, but would have appeciated a few guidelines on caring for extroverts, as I find them exceedingly difficult to cope with.

     

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