Extraversion and Introversion refer to our source of energy. Do we get it from being with people or from being alone?

An introvert can happily spend time in the company of people, partying like a mad thing. Yes we can! But at some point they will need to retire into the shadows to recharge the social batteries.

What that means in practise is that an introvert might turn down your invite to an event which, in theory, they would really enjoy, because of that depleted ability to socialise.

Introverts still need community though (just like extraverts need time alone) and they value it. But we experience it differently.

As an introvert, promoting music in the community, I don’t necessarily feel in the mood for the very thing I’m trying to promote.

But I recognise its importance, over and above my changing moods.