[quirky3]

Originally Posted by rubicon

To get right to the point and posing the question of inter-action vis a vis stimulating internalizations and considering my small band of friends whom seldom are seen but do love owing to being a homebody because of all the outside noise which blocks my high IQ need to internalize for a great period to determine if my profile fits an extrovert or introvert? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Rubicon, I could tell you were an introvert! You're not even a "closet introvert"!

[Pturner]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

... People write here all the time about doctors who are rude, arrogant, condescending, and who do not talk to the patient as if the patient had any brains.

Patients often leave a very skilled, brainy doctor because he acts too smart to come down to the patient's mere level of thinking, or because she seems cold as ice and cannot relate to a person's suffering. People have also written here that they have dumped a doctor not because his/her knowledge or diagnostic skills were lacking, but because his/her office staff person was rude, condescending, and abrupt...refusing to even try to accommodate the "customer's" needs.

I've read various times that people now make 4-5 career changes throughout their lives, and it's mostly due to problems with interpersonal relations.

Should "gifted" students in K-12 be given a pass on answering people politely and thoroughly, or should they be allowed to stare blankly at the teacher when he/she asks them a question or holds a discussion, because they find their interior world so much more stimulating?

Should they be given the impression that they need not bother inter-acting with others because they are so much smarter than extroverts who they conclude "just flap their jaws and say nothing of worth"?

The list is very accurate, but I think teaching bright introverts how to interact with others is extremely important if they are going into a career that is people-oriented, like teaching, nursing, medicine, etc.

Hi ilovetv,

I agree with you that the behaviors you describe (rudeness, condescension, et. al) are not attractive qualities. However, I don't think all or indeed most introverts are rude or lacking in social skills and I don't think all people who are rude, condescending and lacking in social graces are introverts.

If we are all that way, I apologize.

[ilovetv]

Regarding:

The focus of my initial post was to support introverts by offering additional positive insights. And I really like that it "brought out" some of the other introverts to interact!

Thank you for clarifying this.