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Introversion vs Extroversion Part II: Genes, gender and leadership

All In The Mind

Introversion and Extroversion: Mental Health, Genetics, and Leadership

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  • There is a spectrum between introvert and extrovert, and some individuals may fall in the middle which is called ambivert.
  • People on one end of the introvert-extrovert spectrum tend to have better luck with their mental health, job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and relationship satisfaction.
  • Last week's episode focused on the story of an introvert who decided to become more extroverted.
  • Today's episode explores the role of genes and gender in introversion and extroversion, the relationship between extroversion and leadership, and the differences in the brains of introverts and extroverts.
  • Andrew Spark, a personality scientist at Queensland University of Technology, identifies as an introvert.
  • Extroversion is a continuum and Andrew Spark falls in the lower percentile as an introvert.

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