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Introvert to Super Successful: How To Be Super Successful In Your Career Within 180 Days Without Being Extrovert

by GAURAV VAISHNAVA

Introversion and extroversion are arguably very interesting concepts. One question that has been asked about these two concepts is how it affects one’s career. Our genetic makeup has a lot to do with which tendencies are strongest in each of us. In the ’60s, psychologist Hans Eysenck proposed that the difference between introverts and extroverts was that they simply had different levels of arousal–meaning the extent to which our minds and bodies are alert and responsive to stimulation. Hans’s theory was that extroverts have a lower basic rate of arousal. This means that extroverts need to work harder to arouse their minds and bodies to the same ‘normal’ state that introverts might reach quite easily. This leads extroverts to seek novelty and adventure and to crave the company of others. For introverts, this kind of stimulation can be overwhelming, since their rate of arousal is much higher, so they are stimulated easily. Time alone, one-on-one conversations, and predictable situations are more likely to be pleasant for introverts who are more sensitive to external stimulation.