One very common trait among intelligent people is introversion.

聪明人的一个非常普遍的特征是内向。

The truth is introversion and extraversion function more like a spectrum.

事实上内向和外向的职能更像是一个范围。

Introversion later came to mean shyness, while an extrovert was someone outgoing.

后来，内向指的是害羞，而外向指的是开朗爱交际。

If introversion sits at the far left, extraversion sits at the far right.

如果内向位于最左边的话，那外向处于最右边。

Susan Cain spoke with hundreds of teens, parents and teachers to explore introversion among teens.

苏珊曾与成百上千的青少年、父母、老师交，以探究孩子身上的内向性格因素。

Just like with extraversion and introversion, all people spend some time sensing and intuiting depending on the situation.

就像外向和内向一样，所有人都会根据情况花一些时间去感知和直觉。

In that particular conversation, my students and I were discussing introversion as a personality trait.

在那次特别的话中，我和我的论了内向的性格特征。

Now to see the bias clearly you need to understand what introversion is.

现在，让我们来清楚地看待这种偏见，我们需要真正了解" 内向" 到底指什么。

Both introversion and extroversion have their strengths, and neither is inherently better than the other.

内向和外向都有各自的长处，但并没有本质上谁比谁更好。

So, while the positive aspects of being an extrovert are plain to see, what are the benefits of introversion?

所以，虽然外向的积极方面显而易见，但内向的好处是什么？

It's important to note that introversion and extroversion exist on a spectrum, and individuals can exhibit characteristics of both personality traits.

值得注意的是， 内向和外向存在一定的范围，个体可以表现出这两种性格特征。

So I'm thinking, for example, I do a lot of public speaking, lately Zoom talks, where I come in and talk about introversion and I guess now bittersweetness.

所以我在想，例如，我做了很多公开讲，最近是 Zoom 讲，我进来论内向，我想现在是苦乐参半。

Now whether we're talking about control versus helplessness, introversion versus extroversion, calm versus anxious, or whatever, each of these different personality perspectives have their own methods of testing and measuring personality.

现在， 无论我们是在论控制与无助、 内向与外向、平静与焦虑， 还是其他什么，这些不同的人格观点中的每一种都有自己的测试和衡量人格的方法。

Or I'm a bit of an introvert. I'm a bit of an introvert which means I lean toward introversion. Most of the time I'm more introverted. I prefer to spend my time alone or with a small group of people.

或者我有点内向，我有点内向，这意味着我倾向于内向。大多数时候我更内向，我更喜欢独处或和一小群人在一起。

We're all on a spectrum between extroversion, you know, wanting lots of people in our lives, and introversion, actually needing a lot of solitude and not wanting a lot of people, a lot of people are stressful for introverts.

我们都处于外向的范围内，你知道， 在我们的活中想要很多人，而内向的人实际上需要很多独处， 但不想要很多人，很多人对内向的人来说有压力。