The EI Scale of the MBTI Preferences

Where Do You prefer to Focus Your Attention? The EI Scale
E: Extraversion*	I: Introversion*
People who prefer Extraversion tend to focus on the outer world of people and external events. They direct their energy and attention outward and receive energy and attention outward and receive energy from external events, experiences, and interactions.	People who prefer Introversion tend to focus on their own inner world of ideas and experiences. They direct their energy and attention inward and receive energy from internal thoughts, feeling, and reflections.
Characteristics of most people who prefer Extraversion: Attunes to external environment Prefer to communicate by talking Learn best through doing and discussing Breadth of interests Tend to speak first, reflect later Sociable and expressive Take initiative in work and relationships	Characteristics of most people who prefer Introversion: Drawn to their inner worlds Prefer to communicate by writing Learn best by relection, mental "practice" Depth of interest Tend to reclect before acting or speaking Private and contained Focus readily

*Note: While the names of some of the MBTI preferences are familiar, in everyday use they have meanings that are different
from their MBTI meanings: