One very common trait among intelligent people is introversion.

聪明人的一个非常普遍的特征是内向。

The truth is introversion and extraversion function more like a spectrum.

事实上内向和外向的职能更像是一个范围。

Introversion later came to mean shyness, while an extrovert was someone outgoing.

后来，内向指的是害羞，而外向指的是开朗爱交际。

If introversion sits at the far left, extraversion sits at the far right.

如果内向位于最左边的话，那外向处于最右边。

Susan Cain spoke with hundreds of teens, parents and teachers to explore introversion among teens.

苏珊曾与成百上千的青少年、父母、老师交谈，以探究孩子身上的内向性格因素。

Just like with extraversion and introversion, all people spend some time sensing and intuiting depending on the situation.

就像外向和内向一样，所有人都会根据情况花一些时间去感知和直觉。

In that particular conversation, my students and I were discussing introversion as a personality trait.

在那次特别的谈话中，我和我的学生讨论了内向的性格特征。

Now to see the bias clearly you need to understand what introversion is.

现在，让我们来清楚地看待这种偏见，我们需要真正了解" 内向" 到底指什么。

Both introversion and extroversion have their strengths, and neither is inherently better than the other.

内向和外向都有各自的长处，但并没有本质上谁比谁更好。

So, while the positive aspects of being an extrovert are plain to see, what are the benefits of introversion?

所以，虽然外向的积极方面显而易见，但内向的好处是什么？