2023-11

It is commonly recognised that extroversion (E) is 'diplomatic and active behaviour' and introversion (I) is 'shy and withdrawn behaviour', but this is quite different from the original meaning proposed by Jung. Essentially, it is about the directionality of the mind's energy, with extroversion being "going outside of oneself to seek and gather energy". Inward is "seeking and going to gather energy within oneself."

Jung's definition of introversion (I) and extroversion (E). The introvert is concerned not with the object but with the psychological processes towards the subject itself, away from the object, and places the subject on a higher value level than the object. On the other hand, the extrovert places the subject below the object and gives a higher value to the object. The subject always has only a secondary meaning.