Discover how quickly solitude drains your mental battery and why extroverts recharge faster around other people.

Take this quiz to find out where you fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum. Answer each question True or False, choosing the answer that applies to you more often than not. 1. I prefer one-on-one ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." There are so many ways to characterize our personalities these days. Of course, there’s the breakdown ...

How does a psychologist determine from your answers to personality questions whether you are an introvert, extravert, or somewhere in between? (The same question can be asked about other personality ...

Optical illusion personality tests, as the name suggests, are strange images that trick the eyes. These images are based on psychology and they have one or more elements in them. Depending on what ...

The classic labels of introvert and extrovert have long been used to explain why some people thrive off of social interaction and why some people prefer solitude. While neither one is “better” than ...

While we all know individuals who are wildly outgoing, plenty of fun to be around and occasionally even obnoxious, chances are we relate less to these extroverts and more to introverts or people ...

My husband Richard strikes most people as a natural extrovert. He can effortlessly engage with strangers, making easy conversation within minutes of meeting them. I, on the other hand, find networking ...

With summer in full swing, your extroverted best friend is psyched to socialize the night away at your mutual friend’s backyard barbecue. You, on the other hand, are staring at the clock. (And I don’t ...

The MBTI test helped spread the terms ‘introversion’ and ‘extroversion’ to a wider audience, but it’s widely seen as pseudoscientific.Photograph: H Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images About 10 ...

See our cover story, “The Upside of Being an Introvert.” See our gallery of the great introverts and extroverts in history. Contact us at letters@time.com ...