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Our personalities also shape our socialstyles. Extroverts are the peoplewho will add life to your d<strong>in</strong>ner partyand laugh generously at your jokes.<strong>The</strong>y tend to be assertive, dom<strong>in</strong>ant,and <strong>in</strong> great need <strong>of</strong> <strong>com</strong>pany. Extrovertsth<strong>in</strong>k out loud and on their feet;they prefer talk<strong>in</strong>g to listen<strong>in</strong>g, rarelyf<strong>in</strong>d themselves at a loss for words, andoccasionally blurt out th<strong>in</strong>gs they nevermeant to say. <strong>The</strong>y’re <strong>com</strong>fortable withconflict, but not with solitude.<strong>Introverts</strong>, <strong>in</strong> contrast, may havestrong social skills and enjoy partiesand bus<strong>in</strong>ess meet<strong>in</strong>gs, but after awhile wish they were home <strong>in</strong> their pajamas.<strong>The</strong>y prefer to devote their socialenergies to close friends, colleagues,and family. <strong>The</strong>y listen morethan they talk, th<strong>in</strong>k before they speak,and <strong>of</strong>ten feel as if they express themselvesbetter <strong>in</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>g than <strong>in</strong>52/929

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