[vidarh]

Being introvert vs extrovert is not about how one acts in social situations but whether one finds social situations draining or giving energy.

For some introverts that translates into avoiding social activity, but that is by no means a given.

I like many social situations and can be outgoing and animated in the right context, but no matter how much I might enjoy that, it is still exhausting to me, and that is what makes me introverted. I need solitude to recharge.

[didibus]

In this classification, it begs the question, do extroverts feel drained and demotivated when not in social contexts?

[gwoplock]

I think that's generally the idea. Extroverts drain their "battery" in isolation and recharge in social settings.

[didibus]

I wonder if that's the case... I'd consider myself an extrovert, but when I'm alone I don't really feel drained or anything, just kind of at peace and doing my thing. And when I'm with others I just get extra excited and motivated, I guess I do need other people once in a while to tell about what I've been doing or working on "when alone" to keep myself motivated, but that's about it, I never really get a feeling of exhaustion or needing to "recharge".