Bill Gates is quiet and bookish, but apparently unfazed by others' opinions of him: he's an introvert, but not shy.
Barbra Streisand has an outgoing, larger than life personality, who also battles with a paralyzing case of stage fright: she's a shy extrovert.
Shyness and introversion are not the same thing. Shyness is the fear of negative judgment, and introversion is a preference for quiet, minimally stimulating environments. Some psychologists map the two tendencies on vertical and horizontal axes, with the introvert-extrovert spectrum on the horizontal axis and the anxious-stable spectrum on the vertical. With this model, you end up with four quadrants of personality types: calm extroverts, anxious (or impulsive) extroverts, calm introverts, and anxious introverts. (Excerpt from Susan Cain's blog post Read it here )
Being an introvert is much more understood, but did you know there are different types of introvert.
As an introvert I found this test a great one and really accurate.
The Introvert Test – Which Type of Introvert Are You?
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