Ten paradoxical traits of the creative personality

5. Creative people trend to be both extroverted and introverted.

We’re usually one or the other, either preferring to be in the thick of crowds or sitting on the sidelines and observing the passing show.

In fact, in current psychological research, extroversion and introversion are considered the most stable personality traits that differentiate people from each other and that can be reliably measured.

Creative individuals, on the other hand, seem to exhibit both traits simultaneously.