WHAT IS AMBIVERSION
Ambiversion is related to introversion and extroversion, the two different “temperaments” that people can have. A lot of us talk about these two traits as if they are either/or — you have to be one or the other. But that’s not quite right. The truth is that introversion and extroversion are on a spectrum, and nobody is 100% one or the other. Not even the quietest introvert or the chattiest extrovert. As a result, lots of people are somewhere in the middle of the spectrum. If that’s you: You might feel like you don’t really fit under either label Or, you might feel like both labels resonate at different times If someone asks whether you prefer to be around people, or have alone time, your answer is a simple, “It depends. Ambiversion is a relatively recent term, but a growing number of people identify with it. It’s hard to say how many people are ambiverts. Psychologist Carl Jung didn’t use the exact term “ambivert,” but he believed that people...