The Upper Hand - Final

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Ruth Jenkins
Professor Schreiner
ENG 101 Expository Writing
1 November 2021
The Upper Hand Introverts Possess
Introverts and extroverts are different in how they receive and give energy from and to
various sources. Introverts get their energy from internal sources and small group interactions.
Extroverts get their energy from large groups and external sources. The differences between
introverts and extroverts identify and are aware of because they are traits of our personality
that impact how we socialize. Being labeled an introvert o an extrovert is not the way we are
defined or the term that is the instruction for how we are to operate as human beings.
However, it gives us the tools to understand where the energy behind our actions derives.
Introverts and extroverts are comparable in that they both want to be loved and valued, and
they both value their relationships; they differ in several different ways. Introverts find
themselves drained by social gatherings and extroverts gaining energy from socializing, while
introverts prefer working in quiet, independent environments, and extroverts thrive in team-
oriented work settings. Although we live in an extroverted world, introverts have the upper
hand and have more indistinct advantages than extroverts.
The energy we need to go about our day-to-day lives varies from introvert to extrovert
energy, but most people identify more strongly with one side than the other. Just like any other
characteristic or personality trait, there is no way. When taking personality tests through Myers
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Briggs, the test will rate you on a scale of one hundred, letting you know how much of one more
you are than the other. You could be 70% introverted and 30% extroverted or vice versa. There
is the option of falling nearly in the middle and being an "ambivert," which identifies as an
introvert and an extrovert with the same amount of conviction, but it is a rare case. Some people
are very aware of the importance of knowing the two distinctions between introverts and
extroverts, but some do not, even though it will aid you in becoming more self-aware.
Introverts know they are introverts due to the social observations made about not being
able to fit in. After all, they do not blend into the majority because most people identify as
extroverts. You do not usually have to explain your extroversion to a fellow extrovert because
we live in a very extroverted society catered to extroverts' way of socializing, making the world
aware of what an extrovert conveys. Although extroverts have the upper hand of living in a
society catered to the way they find energy, introverts have the upper hand at self-awareness and
self-reliance that guide them to being better individuals. Introverts are typically slower to speak,
introspective, and a little more reserved due to the pull of needing to look inward. For the most
part, being an introvert looked down apart and less desired than being an extrovert. Although it is
not accurate because introverts make their situations joyful, Introverts' desires focus on
surrounding themselves with small groups and feeling secure.
Extroverts have society catered to them, so it is much easier for them to interact with the
world around them. In "The Introvert Advantage," Marti Laney brings up several different
observations of how people view and define extroverts. She states, "Our cultural values of
extroverts" in the very introduction of the book. The author brings up one example of how
psychologist David Myers did a study concluding that proves extroverts prove as being "happier"
than introverts. She responds by saying, "Introverts do not describe happiness the same way, so
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they are perceived as unhappy." Extroverts lack self-sufficiency and depend on others to give
them the energy needed to feel as though they are thriving. Most days, it will serve an extrovert
well to be a social seeking being until tasked with adjusting to events as catastrophic as a global
pandemic like the one we just went through in 2020. Looking for connections through external
forces was not very tangible for the year we went through, although many people stuck to their
problematic habits, which led to the spread of Covid when looking for external connections. The
urge to be in large groups did not serve you well as an individual in a crisis requiring you to keep
to yourself and avoid spreading a highly contagious disease.
Living in an extroverted world means that we have been socialized to interact with
systems that are catered to extroverts. Being in college is widely catered to extroverts because
many events advertise large gatherings, the cafeteria is set up for groups of three minimum, and
classroom activities typically involve group skills of some kind. It is much easier for extroverts
to socialize in nearly any situation that would be more trivial for introverts to experience.
Introverts have the upper hand at adapting to many different situations due to their inability to
socialize the way the majority would. The most prominent time nearly all Americans exhibited
introverted traits was during the pandemic's beginning, which has also carried into the rest of this
year. The focus was stressed for us to be in tiny groups and make the best use of our time in
isolation, which served the introverts well but greatly challenged the extroverts. When it comes
to everyday life and going into most public situations, extroverts seem to have the most
advantages. Ultimately, when it comes to issues focused on individuals, the advantage is on
those who know how to be more introspective. Although we live in an extroverted world,
introverts have the upper hand and have more indistinct advantages than extroverts.

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Jenkins, 1

ENG 101 Expository Writing

The Upper Hand Introverts Possess

hand and have more indistinct advantages than extroverts.

surrounding themselves with small groups and feeling secure.

to yourself and avoid spreading a highly contagious disease.

advantages. Ultimately, when it comes to issues focused on individuals, the advantage is on

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