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number: the “man <strong>of</strong> action” who isebullient, expansive, sociable, gregarious,excitable, dom<strong>in</strong>ant, assertive,active, risk-tak<strong>in</strong>g, thick-sk<strong>in</strong>ned, outerdirected,lighthearted, bold, and <strong>com</strong>fortable<strong>in</strong> the spotlight.<strong>The</strong>se are broad categories, <strong>of</strong> course.Few <strong>in</strong>dividuals identify fully with onlyone or the other. But most <strong>of</strong> us recognizethese types immediately, becausethey play mean<strong>in</strong>gful roles <strong>in</strong> ourculture.Contemporary personality psychologistsmay have a conception <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>troversionand extroversion that differsfrom the one I use <strong>in</strong> this book. Adherents<strong>of</strong> the Big Five taxonomy <strong>of</strong>tenview such characteristics as the tendencyto have a cerebral nature, a rich<strong>in</strong>ner life, a strong conscience, some degree<strong>of</strong> anxiety (especially shyness),and a risk-averse nature as belong<strong>in</strong>g to764/929

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