As starters I am serving up pie!
“Wait a minute.” You say. “I came to a blog for Intelligent Introverts not pie eaters. What’s pie got to do with it?”
. . . everything.
PIES reveal the key differences between introverts and extroverts.
According to my PIES Approach, the four most notable distinctions between I’s and E’s are how we:
1) Process Information, (actual brain differences here!)
2) Interact with others,
3) Energize ourselves and
4) respond to Stimulation (more physiological differences here!)
Let’s talk about the first slice of pie today- how we process information
Cutting edge research using brain scanning has found that introverts and extroverts process information differently. When presented with new stimuli the blood flow in the brain travels along different pathways where introverts have a longer more complex pathway and process the information more deeply than extroverts. This helps to explain why we are often the quiet ones in meetings and brainstorming sessions or why we stare off into space when asked a reflective question. We are still processing the information and are taking time to do so. Extroverts’ shorter pathway for processing information means they are more quick to respond and can react on the spot.
Stay tuned tomorrow for the next slice of the pie.
I begin here – a lifelong extrovert just wanting so badly to understand my wonderful introvert daughter. Even this first post feels just right. I’m so grateful! :)
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Fascinating reading.Interesting article. Thank you for inviting me to be part of this community and to provide comments as I feel. I loved this first article and the PIES idea. I remember years ago taking the Myers Briggs test and being the highest rated Introvert in the room. Then when I took it again several years later with a group of people I had moved closer to middle, but the room was full of introverts and it explained so much to me including why I was not overly happy in this particular office of people.
Good Luck!
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