I think that's the third time this year. What's wrong with you people?! :-)
I'm a psychology minor, which is just enough to tell me that any assertions I make will be complete and utter bunk. But yeah, your phrasing sbout competition does make it sound like a contest, where the object is to be heard. And the introvert rarely wins, so he takes his ball and goes home.
That may be the case, depending on which branch of psychology you subscribe to. (Did I mention complete and utter bunk?) But I suspect you're going for the case where something productive can come of the statement. I know I manipulate project groups without really trying, and usually without them noticing, largely because I give the appearance of knowing what I'm doing. The joke's on them, isn't it? :-)
My mother's family is horrible in social situations. Four sisters, so everyone grew up just talking over each other, and that passed to most of the children. And the conversation jumps around without any real logic. I can't get a word in edgewise, except occasionally long after my comments are relevant to the conversation. Being polite is distinctly not an advantage.
But it doesn't really matter. They're talking just to talk, rarely to make any valid points, or even listen to each other. I just can't listen to it for very long. So I'm "anti-social". *rolls eyes* |
