What is the Ambivert Personality Type?

There are different moods for different individuals.

However, for the big picture, there are 2 personality types that have been popularized.

The introvert & the extrovert.

With the popularization of these 2, one may ask…

What if I’m neither?

Or

What if I’m both?

Those are good questions, no?

Because our moods do change.

We are one way in the morning.

And then another way in the evening.

Therefore, being too blanket in terms of identification can be detrimental in terms of understanding our true selves.

In this post, the ambivert is going to get some love.

Why Are Introverts & Extroverts Popularized?

There are 2 paradigms that are needed in terms of understanding personality:

• Societal
• Individual

We may be prone to go straight to the individual level.

However, let’s not sleep on society.

Understanding each person’s individual personality types is not optimal on a macro scale.

Getting a rough gist provides a lot of tangible data.

Society often functions on generalities.

Therefore, personality exams like Myers Brigs does a good job operating on the societal level.

Most people in the general scheme of things do operate with a predominate:

Introvert or Extrovert tendency.

And this is a great test in terms of society.

When we operate in a collective unit, it’s not always smart to simply weigh our individual viewpoints.

Gotta know when to turn that down.

Where Myers Briggs Falls Flat

Now with that being said, when we are identifying our own personality…

Minus the test, we need to pick up that individual level.

The individual paradigm requires a more nuanced approach.

You can say it takes a more introspective approach.

-Who are you really?

-What are your desire/s?

-How do you interact with others?

Since this is a very subjective line of questioning, having self-awareness is key.

Allowing too much subjectivity with a minimal level of awareness can have you going in circles.

Going in circles & making little to no progress.

However, take the time to understand the personality.

Who am I at the individual level as well as the societal level?

This is an amazing question.

The Ambivert Personality Type

The ambivert is someone with introverted & extroverted tendencies.

Before going too deep in explaining this personality type…

Let’s just make sure we know what introvert & extrovert really means.

What it does not mean is:

• Extroverts are talkative & introverts are shy.
• Extroverts are annoying & introverts are socially awkward.

Nah.

It really just comes down to energy during & after a social get-together.

• The extrovert feels a loss of energy after a duration of solo moments & gets energized during interactions.
• The introvert feels a loss of energy after a duration of interactions & gets energized solo.

That’s the main difference.

If you consider yourself a combo of both…

Then you may be an ambivert personality type.

Someone who is like:

“Well, it depends on which situation I am energized & which situation I’m not energized.”

This is a paradigm you want to think about.

Why Everyone Should Strive to Be Ambiverts

When thinking about it…

Everyone should be an ambivert.

Heck, that’s the true embodiment of charisma.

‘Yo homeboy… I’m an extrovert. You’re saying I’m not charismatic?’

Charismatic is not a finite state.

It’s an eternal state that is constantly being reached.

A state that requires constant evolution.

In that context, I’m saying we should make the measurement of evolution…towards the ambivert.

That’s the north star.

Now, why do I say something like this?

I say something like this because words impact our behaviors.

When you identify with a label too much, your body adjusts to it.

Let’s say you’re at your friend’s wedding.

Heck, you were the best man as well.

Thus far, you had to be in a lot of activities.

On the wedding day, the label of, ‘I’m an introvert. I should be heading home’ is louder than ever.

So you dip & head home.

In this context, it would have been smarter to adjust your personality.

Maybe you weren’t really that tired.

However, the label of “introvert” & BELIEVING it was the reason for becoming tired.

Think about that.

How To Become an Ambivert

‘So how do I add more dimension to my personality?’

By first knowing that you can.

That’s the beauty in regards to personality.

It’s changeable in regards to our individual level.

Don’t apply societal rules to an individual rule.

That’s like trying to play basketball in the world of football.

You’ll just look like an idiot.

After knowing that you can, it’s a game of doing opposites.

‘Meaning?’

Meaning that if you are currently identified as an extrovert, then act like an introvert.

If you are an introvert, act like an extrovert.

This may mean, that you as the extrovert find ways to charge yourself up during an isolated moment.

Do some inner tasks like meditation, creative writing, reading a book, etc.

You probably already do that.

But double down on it when you feel a lack of energy being solo.

On the flip side, for an introvert, push yourself PAST the comfort zone in terms of an interaction.

When chilling with a squad for a certain time limit…

Go past that time limit and force yourself to be energized.

On other occasions, this can be the perfect time to set up a social event.

Even though you were comfortable chilling solo.

The more the mind is trained to switch it up.

The more the mind switches up.

Inner ambivert comes out to play.

This is a staple of a strong dynamic personality in an individual sense.

Unlock your Inner Ambivert

Focus on being an ambivert on an individual level.

Rather than enforcing it on a societal level.

One of these days, there may be an insight like:

‘Whoa, I really am an ambivert! Others need to live like me too! Let me push this lifestyle.’

It’s good to keep others educated on the topic.

But make evolving your personality the main goal.

Who knows, maybe in the future, there will be an A on the Myers Briggs test representing the Ambivert.

This personality type often does not get much love.

But after reading this post, you may have realized that you weren’t an introvert or extrovert.

You were an ambivert personality type all along…

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