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hospitalized as a result of accident or

injury, smoke, have risky sex, participate

in high-risk sports, have affairs, and

remarry. It also helps explain why extroverts

are more prone than introverts

to overconfidence—defined as greater

confidence unmatched by greater ability.

Buzz is JFK’s Camelot, but it’s also

the Kennedy Curse.

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This theory of extroversion is still

young, and it is not absolute. We can’t

say that all extroverts constantly crave

rewards or that all introverts always

brake for trouble. Still, the theory suggests

that we should rethink the roles

that introverts and extroverts play in

their own lives, and in organizations. It

suggests that when it comes time to

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