One very common trait among intelligent people is introversion.

聪明人一个非常普遍特征是内。

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

事实上内和外职能更像是一个范围。

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

后来，内是害羞，而外是开朗爱交际。

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

如果内位于最左边话，那外处于最右边。

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

苏珊曾与成百上千青少年、母、老师交谈，以探究孩子身上内性格因素。

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

就像外和内一样，所有人都会根据情况花一些时间去感知和直觉。

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

，我们来清楚地看待这种偏见，我们需要真正了解" 内" 到底什么。

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

内和外都有各自长处，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，虽然外积极方面显而易见，但内好处是什么？

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

值得注意是， 内和外存一定范围，个体可以表出这两种性格特征。

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.

所以我想，例如，我做了很多公开演讲，最近是 Zoom 演讲，我进来谈论内，我想是苦乐参半。

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.

， 无论我们是谈论控制与无助、 内与外、平静与焦虑， 还是其他什么，这些不同人格观点中每一种都有自己测试和衡量人格方法。

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，我有点内，这意味着我倾于内。大多数时候我更内，我更喜欢独处或和一小群人一起。