An Economic View into Introversion

Classical Economics states that, left to its own devices, a market will always end up at its equilibrium state.
I feel that the same goes for human behavior as well.

Say you’re an introvert.
What does that mean?
It means you probably have trouble with communication.
You rarely associate with strangers, unless approached.
Even approached, you have the tendency to feel uncomfortable; in many cases, tongue-tied, and being all “hmmmm”.

The jokes that you would normally crack, the analogies that you almost regularly make take the form of a stutter-filled blabber where you mispronounce words and avert eye contact or provide too much of it, creeping the hell out of the person before you.

You express yourself better in writing — you’re pretty sure if the aforementioned conversation was via internet, you’d probably perform much, much better, provided you were interested, which, in many cases, you’re not.

And it’s not because you’re a misanthrope or you deem others unworthy of your greatness. (Which, let’s face it, you’re overflowing with by the way :-P )

It’s because for introverts, conversations can be tiresome.

While an extrovert finds being in large groups and talking for hours rejuvenating, it’s the exact opposite for introverts.
The key difference — energy.
Where an extrovert gains, an introvert loses energy from social situations.

Yes, they’ll talk. They’ll enjoy talking.
They’ll love looooooong one-to-one conversations with their loved ones, many of which will involve them listening for the majority of the time.
Group interactions will be pleasing as well, but up to a point.

When that point is reached, an introvert needs his/her space.
They need long hours of being alone, doing nothing, contemplating a thousand years in their own heads in the matter of a few menial moments.

It’s just the way they are.
It’s them reaching their long run equilibrium.