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which we’ll return for its power to explain

why smart people can sometimes

be too reward-sensitive.

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You may be wondering what all this

has to do with introversion and extroversion.

Don’t we all get a little carried

away sometimes?

The answer is yes, except that some

of us do so more than others. Dorn has

observed that her extroverted clients

are more likely to be highly rewardsensitive,

while the introverts are more

likely to pay attention to warning signals.

They’re more successful at regulating

their feelings of desire or excitement.

They protect themselves better

from the downside. “My introvert

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