this is marvellous: your brain on pseudoscience by stephen poole @newstatesman http://j.mp/RLtmdE /me quakes in fear... HT @benhammersley
@aleksk many many have identified that research as the best mechanism id'd so far for why "introverts" are "exhausted" by other people
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@avantgame sums up prob: "Even practising scientists sometimes make.. grandiose claims for a general audience, perhaps urged on by editors"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame@aleksk I can tell you exactly why introverts are "exhausted" by being around people. Not being comfortable with themselves, they -
@PSXExtreme@aleksk I don't think most introverts are uncomfortable with themselves. I'm hugely introverted I have no problem with myself :) -
@avantgame@PSXExtreme@aleksk also introversion and social anxiety are not the same thing, clinically speaking - 1 more reply
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@avantgame@aleksk ...and those constant performances are tiring. -
@PSXExtreme@aleksk that's a psychoanalytic theory. science suggests that's a story that sits on top of an actual neurological phenomenon
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@avantgame@aleksk have to continually act. Put on a show. The introvert fears the failed performance, which begets unwanted attention.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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