This is relevant to my interests!

[settecorvi]

The brains of shy or introverted individuals might actually process the world differently than their more extroverted counterparts, a new study suggests."Individuals with this highly sensitive trait prefer to take longer to make decisions, are more conscientious, need more time to themselves in order to reflect, and are more easily bored with small

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[surgo]

I'd be interested to see the covariance and other statistical parameters here. I mean, I know I'm an introvert but I also know that I make lightning-fast snap decisions.

[settecorvi]

I'd really like to see the original article, too. Bard doesn't have access to the journal where it was published, unfortunately, and I'm not seeing the authors' names mentioned, so I can't even look for it through Google Scholars.

Besides, I doubt there are just two "processing phenotypes" running around. Or maybe you're just the offspring of an extroverted risk-taker and an introverted sensitive type? Let's do science to you to find out.

[anison]

I wonder if they distinguish between being "bored" with small talk and "OH GOD AWKWAAAAAAAARD WHAT DO I SAY WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE WEATHER MAYDAY MAYDAY IT'S BEEN THIRTY SECONDS AND I'VE ALREADY FORGOTTEN THIS PERSON'S NAME HELP HOW DO I DISENGAGE" with small talk. Because the fight-or-flight adrenaline rush I get from small talk is... well, "boring" is not the word I'd use.