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<strong>in</strong>trovert would rather spend her vacationread<strong>in</strong>g on the beach than party<strong>in</strong>gon a cruise ship. “<strong>The</strong>y arouse threat,fear, flight, and love. A hundred peopleare very stimulat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>com</strong>pared to ahundred books or a hundred gra<strong>in</strong>s <strong>of</strong>sand.”Many psychologists would also agreethat <strong>in</strong>troverts and extroverts work differently.Extroverts tend to tackle assignmentsquickly. <strong>The</strong>y make fast(sometimes rash) decisions, and are<strong>com</strong>fortable multitask<strong>in</strong>g and risk-tak<strong>in</strong>g.<strong>The</strong>y enjoy “the thrill <strong>of</strong> the chase”for rewards like money and status.<strong>Introverts</strong> <strong>of</strong>ten work more slowlyand deliberately. <strong>The</strong>y like to focus onone task at a time and can have mightypowers <strong>of</strong> concentration. <strong>The</strong>y’re relativelyimmune to the lures <strong>of</strong> wealth andfame.51/929

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