I found this cool infographic (created by Schroeder Jones) over at Laughing Squid; click the thumbnail for a full size version. I find it pretty much spot-on, at least from an interovert’s point of view. If you’re not one of us, you might find it a fascinating perspective and think we’re really weird. Don’t worry, us introverts won’t be offended, we think extroverts are really weird too.
I’ve been traveling to China a bit this year, and find it mentally very relaxing. I think this infographic helps shed some light on that. China is such a foreign country that there’s very little expectation of social contact of any meaningful sort apart from what I initiate. Hotel staff is friendly but that’s just casual ‘hellos’ and I move on. I can move about in my hamster ball undisturbed, be a part of society without social interaction (hmm…is that technically possible?).