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Shyness: Evolutionary Tactic?
Interesting article on introvertism. Read the full article from link but heres few snippets:
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Allthough its equally important to be silent and not break other coworkers focus for no reason. I do it only if its really needed. Everytime you break somones work they loose their concentration and need considerable time to get back to it. Year ago we moved from high-wall office to low-wall office. I really didnt like it and read som articles about it too. Theres more noise and distractions in such an enviroment. Somtimes I wonder if I could concentrate better working on home. Havent done that for 6 years. My boss asks about the distractions so is he is well aware of the issue though. |
Get your own office. That is the solution. And a secretary to screen the entries. It allows to look anything you want on the Internet.
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I go to work to do a job not spend time in internet. If I wanted just that I would quit my job and become unemployed. Then Id have all the time in the world.
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Elaine Aron draws a line between Shyness and High Sensitivity.
Personally, I don't quite believe in that, but on the other hand, shy people and highly sensitive people have a lot in common … The thing that shy people are often more safe because they don't like risks and therefore might live longer than extroverts, I think that this assumption has some truth embedded in it. |
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Being shy and introvert aren't really the same thing. Gandhi and Spielberg for example. An introvert personality are stimulated faster than extrovert people. This means that longer time with others is unbearable for the introvert and they prefer silence if they wan't to concentrate. Extroverts are the opposite, they are understimulated and need more frequent social contact, a live environment around them etc.
That said, an introvert have a greater chance to develop shyness or social phobia and extroverts who develop shyness might believe they are introvert. Cultural assumptions can be quite crippling. The emphasis that any healthy person needs to socialize, that working in groups is good etc are presumptions made on false intuition. People expect everyone to work like them. While people eventually cease to argue that everyone should like their favorite IceCream, the greater differences are difficult to grasp. |
I doubt it's an evolutionary tactic.
Being shy or introverted - doesn't mean you prefer being like that or that it's for your own good. Some people are conditioned from early childhood to socialise - which will make it easier. However, there are things beyond our control, like mental or physical quirks and defects. These will make you stand out, and as such be an obvious victim. If your first experiences with socialising are negative or even traumatic - you will have a much harder time blending in or overcoming what others find to be minor obstacles. The early years are very profound in their impact - and many who have experienced such things in life, will never quite get over it. They may learn to "play the part" and function at work or at social events - but they'll suffer behind the mask. As for what benefits socialising brings - beyond the obvious, it's hard to say. I don't think we can objectively claim which of being alone or among others is healthier. One obvious benefit of being an introvert (or extremely shy) is that you have more time alone to develop your mind, and work on whatever you're interested in. Most people who prefer to socialise will naturally spend less time and energy on private and intensely demanding interests. But I don't think there has to be this difference, and I believe a healthy balance can be struck. But I think even the most introverted and private individuals prefer being comfortable whereever they go, and you can't entirely avoid other people in life. So, I'd advise people to condition their children to seek out company from an early age - and then they can always decide later on if it's really worthwhile. At least they won't have to struggle as hard - if they adapt from the beginning. |
A successful evolution trait/feature improves the odd of a species to survive. I don't see that shyness would fit into that. Being shy does not improve the odds of producing offspring. It also wouldn't improve the odds of survival should a worldwide catastrophe occur - that's where being social and the ability to work together shows its strength.
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Among the HSPs there is one sub-type, the so-called "high sensation seekers" (HSS), which are - if combined with HS - a dreadful combination - fopr the person which combines both, that is. |
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Concerning the introvert trait. It's way too broad a category. It's like sorting people as republican or democrats. Everybody knows there is much more too it than that, as Herr Fassbauer alluded to. |
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Are you an introvert, Zakhal?
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I guess I fear that I somtimes like solitary activities too much because introvertism seems like a bad thing. Usually that happens during long holidays when I have enough time to spend whole days just playing games or watching series. |
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Somewhat like myself, I suppose. I generally do very well on my own - but I can't do without company that long. We do live in a world where socialising has become a somewhat broad term. I mean, even on a forum like this - we're socialising in a way - though I must seem very different from what I'm like in real life. I assume that's true for most of us. Quote:
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Elephants are born with or without tusks. Elephants are hunted for their tusks. Tuskless elephants see their odds of producing offspring increased as tusked elephants are killed. Same here If that is true Quote:
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But I'm not him. ;) Besides, I'm out of this discussion since everyone just ignores my responses. Thank you. |
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