Introverts are known not to talk much, unlike extroverts. However, they have their own skills. According to Friederika Fabritius, a leading neuroscientist in the United States, both extroverts and introverts have their own qualities.
"But studies show that introverts may have the upper hand," he says. According to him, these are the 4 strengths of introverts, as quoted by us from CNBC:
Introverts think more
Gray matter, located in the outermost layer of the brain, functions to process and output new information in the brain. One Harvard study found introverts' brains work differently, and have thicker gray matter than extroverts. In highly extroverted people, the gray matter is consistently thinner.
Introverts also show more activity in the frontal lobes, where analysis and rational thinking take place. Another study that scanned the brains of introverts and extroverts found that, even when relaxed, introverted brains were more active, with increased blood flow.
Introverts can focus longer.
When Albert Einstein, an introvert, was a child, his teachers thought he was a quiet loner and deep in thought. "That's because I stick with problems longer," Einstein said. This ability to focus intensely is a key characteristic of introverts, who often have a longer focus than extroverts.
Because they enjoy spending time alone, introverts tend to be more willing than extroverts to spend the alone time needed to master a skill.
Introverts are often gifted in certain areas
On average, introverts and extroverts have the same intelligence. But statistics show that about 70% of talented people are introverts. People are considered "gifted" when they demonstrate above-average intelligence or superior aptitude for something, such as music, art, or mathematics.
Introverts tend to do the right thing
Introverts tend to be less influenced by external events and more driven by their inner morals. A 2013 study on social conformity found extroverts were more willing to follow the majority opinion, even if it was wrong. Extroverts are more likely to succumb to social pressure than introverts.
The researchers concluded that the higher the pressure, the more responses or reactions given by extroverts. In contrast, there was no difference in adjusting the responses given at high and low pressure by introverts.