Introversion vs Extroversion Part II: Genes, gender and leadership

All In The Mind

ABC Australia

Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Science

4.5 • 825 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In part two of our look at introversion and extroversion, we dive into the science and psychology of personality.

How do we develop these traits? How much are our genes responsible?

The way brains of introverts and extroverts differ will probably surprise you.

This episode was first broadcast in August 2022.

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0:00.0	ABC Listen, Podcasts, Radio, News, Music and more.
0:08.5	Hey, just a heads up.
0:09.9	This episode is one from our archives.
0:13.5	So, are you an introvert or an extrovert?
0:15.9	Uh, or a bit of both?
0:17.8	A bit of both.
0:18.5	Chuck, check that one in there.
0:19.6	Like, talking to people, talking people was nice, but then also not talking to people
0:23.5	was nice.
0:25.9	I mean, he's not wrong.
0:27.7	I'm an extrovert.
0:29.3	A few weeks ago, I sent producer Bell Smith down to Federation Square in Melbourne to bail up
0:34.9	strangers and ask them questions about their personalities.
0:38.3	And do you think being extrovert is a good thing? What benefits does it bestow?
0:42.3	I think being an extrovert when I was young was a real challenge because it made me think that I was a lot better than I was.
0:49.3	It took me an extra 30 or 40 years to come to terms with how non-magnificent I am in reality.
0:57.4	I think I'm a little bit of both.
0:59.2	I enjoy my own company, but at the same time, like I like being around others, I guess.
1:03.8	Would you change anything about, would you prefer to be a bit more extrovert or a bit more introverted?
1:09.2	I think I'm happy with the way I am, kind of, but I think it would be nice if I had... Actually not. I think I'm alright, I think I'm alright where I am. Yeah, of course you're all right. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, nice one. This is All in the Mind, I'm Sana Khadar. And all of us fall somewhere on the spectrum between introvert and extrovert.
1:28.3	And if you're bang in the middle, like high schooler Fiona in Fed Square, there's a word for that.
1:33.3	Yeah, and ambivert.
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