The Truth Behind Introvert Stereotypes

Maybe it’s human nature to want to put people and things into neatly labeled boxes. And while we’re fascinated with personality types like the MBTI, aren’t we all just buying into a specific label for ourselves?

We all know that we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, or buy into rigid stereotypes of a group of people, but spending five minutes on introvert forums reveals that many introverts feel stereotyped everyday.

We started wondering where these stereotypes originated. Are they just more extrovert hokum or are there the tiniest nuggets of truth behind the myths? Tune in to learn the truth* behind the following introvert stereotypes:

• Introverts have social anxiety
• Introverts love cats (and have cats)
• Introverts are more sensitive
• Introverts like being alone and are never lonely
• Introverts are more intellectual
• Introverts are more likely to wear glasses
• Introverts read more books
• Introverts are more creative
• Introverts are nerds and geeks
• Introverts are nurturing
• Introvert’s can’t be leaders.

*we’re using this term loosely.