Poem about differences of introverts, extroverts, ambiverts.
December 20, 2016 3:19 AM Subscribe
So years ago I found this small bit of poetry which really seemed/seems to nail that question. I had it taped to a bathroom mirror, somehow it got lost in the shuffle of my life, moving here there etc and etc. I can remember the first bit, about the introvert, and I remember the general gist of the bits about the extrovert and the ambivert. I have no idea where I clipped it from, no idea who wrote it, search engines are not helping, I'm hoping that you can.
This is what I remember of the poem:
The introvert is quite concerned
with matters analytical
he fancies every eye is turned
on him acutely critical.
The extrovert ---------------
----------------------------------
He's happy with the bed he's made
and lies in it relaxing.
The ambivert .....
...................................................
He quietly compares the two
and figures out what not to do.
I don't remember any of it exactly, though I'd say that the bit about the introvert is quite accurate. The extrovert piece, I'm pretty sure about "He's happy with the bed he makes / and lies in it relaxing."
The ambivert piece looks at both the introvert and the extrovert then figures out what he is going to do.
Wild shot in the dark here, just that I'd like to have it in my life again, maybe again tape it to a mirror or what-have-you.
Help?
This is what I remember of the poem:
The introvert is quite concerned
with matters analytical
he fancies every eye is turned
on him acutely critical.
The extrovert ---------------
----------------------------------
He's happy with the bed he's made
and lies in it relaxing.
The ambivert .....
...................................................
He quietly compares the two
and figures out what not to do.
I don't remember any of it exactly, though I'd say that the bit about the introvert is quite accurate. The extrovert piece, I'm pretty sure about "He's happy with the bed he makes / and lies in it relaxing."
The ambivert piece looks at both the introvert and the extrovert then figures out what he is going to do.
Wild shot in the dark here, just that I'd like to have it in my life again, maybe again tape it to a mirror or what-have-you.
Help?
Best answer: Synopsis
The introvert is so concerned
With matters analytical
He fancies every eye is turned
On him, acutely critical.
The extrovert may make mistakes
But rarely finds them taxing.
He's happy with the bed he makes
And lies in it, relaxing.
Sometimes, if one is quite alert,
One notices an ambivert
Who quietly compares the two
And figures out what not to do.
--Irene Warsaw, from A Word In Edgewise, 1964
posted by neda at 5:56 AM on December 20, 2016 [31 favorites]
The introvert is so concerned
With matters analytical
He fancies every eye is turned
On him, acutely critical.
The extrovert may make mistakes
But rarely finds them taxing.
He's happy with the bed he makes
And lies in it, relaxing.
Sometimes, if one is quite alert,
One notices an ambivert
Who quietly compares the two
And figures out what not to do.
--Irene Warsaw, from A Word In Edgewise, 1964
posted by neda at 5:56 AM on December 20, 2016 [31 favorites]
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