Extrovert and introvert are the basic concepts of Carl Jung's theory. Today they are familiar to almost everyone. If simpler, they characterize people as sociable and closed. Who is needed for energy balance?
Over how people are actually arranged, they puzzled for centuries. Hippocrates, Galen, Freud, Jung
Surely noticed that some people are brave from birth, someone is cowardly. There are quick-tempered, shy, responsive, there are leaders from the cradle and those who can only obey. People are individual, but there are qualities that all manifest equally, they are called typical in psychology.
Of particular interest is Jung's type classification. He divided people into extroverts and introverts. Today, these concepts are already widely known, sociable people are referred to extroverts, and introverts are closed.
Extroverts easily take root in society, become its integral part. They are easily influenced, follow accepted principles and are quite happy. All the energy of the extrovert is aimed at people objects, events. An introvert, on the contrary, absorbs energy, is guided by purely personal sensations and emotions. He lives in the inner world, which is much more important for him than the outer one. Knowledge obtained from outside does not have value in itself, they are important only if they matter to subjective reality.
Carl Jung gives a very rich example. When the temperature drops, the extrovert, using information from outside (thermometer readings, news from the hydrometeorological center), dresses warmer. The introvert, having delved into his subjective concepts, decided that it is good for health to temper and dress easily.
What's better?
To balance energy, both extroverts and introverts are needed. It should be noted that a person cannot be alternately one or the other. But this does not mean that introverts are sitting in a dark room, and extroverts are always in public. Everyone needs both communication and moments of solitude.
Interestingly, Jung claimed that this character trait is innate, but not inherited. For example, an introvert child may be born in an extrovert family, or vice versa. It will certainly not be easy. But retraining is not recommended. Since natural data are important for humans. Severe consequences can cause a breakdown with you already in adulthood. Such people suffer from neurosis, they are constantly in search of themselves, unsuccessful. Therefore, it is not worth fighting with nature.