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ukapu on April 8, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: If you want to get everything done, leave an intro...

Similarly I think there's a tendency to paint extroverts as being lacking in 'book-smarts'. Of course, anyone who has ever read a Richard Feynman book can tell you that's not the case.

pixl97 on April 8, 2013 [–]

Since light travels faster than sound, isn't that why some people appear bright until you hear them speak?

With an introvert you can only assume their level of incompetence. An extrovert will gladly extol the level of his ignorance.

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