Solitude and company
You know those irritating statements which begin "There are two sorts of people....."? I never believe them. There are all sorts of people and people are more complex than any sort of labelling can convey, particularly the kind of labelling that sets one description against another: you are either an x or y. Take the long recognised distinction in personality testing between introvert and extrovert. I can accept that some people take their energy from interaction with other people while others find it from within but I know plenty of people, including me, who do both. Whenever I do the Myers Briggs type tests which look at introversion, extroversion, thinking styles and ways of interacting with people and problems, I am always an extrovert. I see that in myself quite clearly in that if I have too little engagement with people I begin to have less and less motivation to do things. I feel myself become grey and blurry round the edges. Leave me w...