I was talking to a friend today about differences between folks in our group and how their introversion/extroversion presents, and I think that a big part of it is in how fast the “tank” fills or drains.
Friend A is a textbook extrovert. He feels like his tank of energy is filled by being around people in big group settings.
Friend C is a textbook introvert. He enjoys many things that are out and around people, but being in a big group setting drains his tank very quickly.
Friend B is me. I’m an introvert by nature, but I do very much enjoy group settings. I seek them out a fair bit (Covid was pretty rough for me), but they still do drain my battery pretty fast. The difference between me and Friend C is that my tank drains much more slowly than his does: I can go to the Ren Faire or a big gaming event and be good to go all day, but he’s drained after 4-5 hours.
Friend D is beyond even Friend C: big group events drain him extremely fast, and he finds them unpleasant to participate in.
Emilybook 