the audacity of extroversion
This is a followup to my post entitled “the audacity of introversion.” This one is a little more tricky to write though because it is really pushing common belief. Yah me!
How dare you care about others! I’m just kidding but as with the entire goal of this blog I want you to see a different perspective of the extroverted lifestyle. I like to consider myself more extroverted than introverted but I think I am definitely a mix of both. Here are some problems I have pondered with being extroverted.
Your not doing for yourself what you could be. If you focus all your energy and resources on other people you are not doing what you could be to help yourself. Now why is this a bad thing? Because you are just as important as anyone else so you deserve to do good for yourself as well as others. If you spend no time working on yourself your personal potential is not really being met. Try just taking some time for yourself once in a while.
You are destroying our economy. Ok, not really that drastic but you are putting a damper on the free market economy. As evil as greed may be perceived it is a necessary aspect of our society as well as any free market in the world. If people did not focus on increasing their personal wealth then the economy would collapse and we would all be in the same position as those we are trying to help.
Many of you are feeding the problem. I will address this one more in a future post but a fundamental problem with charity is that in many cases it promotes neediness among those it helps. If you are going to help others try to remember the old saying. Give a man a fish… But teach a man to fish…
I know you are probably confused right now. If it is audacious to be introverted and the same to be extroverted than aren’t we all terrible people? No. What I want to stress is a median between the two. Do not feel bad about doing good for yourself but also do not just focus on yourself. The other people in the world are the reason for any success you have. Mix up the two lifestyles and you may end up being much more fulfilled as a person.