10 Kickass Facts About Introverts

6. If Being Social Tires You Out, That Doesn’t Necessarily Make You An Introvert

As previously mentioned, there are tons of studies coming out these days that suggest that the difference between introverts and extroverts might not be as clear as we think. These studies lead to some of the most kickass facts about introverts, because they force us to look at introversion in a whole new light. One of these studies was published in the Journal of Personality in 2016, and was conducted by Sointu Leikas and Ville-Juhani Ilmarinen at the University in Finland in Helsinki.

They found that extroverted behavior resulted in tiredness three hours later. This is extroverted behavior, not extroverted personality types. Extroverted behavior would be something like participating in a highly social setting for a few hours. And the study measured people of all personality types engaging in this extroverted behavior, including introverts. And it didn’t matter whether these people were extroverts or introverts, they still got exhausted afterwards. So that old cliche about introverted people needing to “recharge” in solitude after hanging out with people just isn’t true. It actually applies to all people. So if you’re one of these people, it doesn’t make you an introvert, it just makes you… well, normal.