Ngl, at the start of this talk I thought this guy was getting a bunch of stuff wrong but I realised that was internalised extrovert culture, very fascinating talk, thank you 😁
Best talk on introversion at work I've seen. Thank you for the book recommendation, too. Organizing and hosting parties is the best. Not only can you hide behind the logistics of it, you also get to choose the setting and size of the event, both of which are crucial to introverts.
I'm an introvert myself and work as a freelancer. I don't like that many industries need you to play a role of an extravert to show your "enthusiasm". Am not really an actor.
This video has given me a lot more understanding of myself and a bit of confidence. I started watching these because I'm practicing 3D modeling, rigging, and animation. I really didn't expect to find such an insightful video about introverts and how we can fit in in the workspace. I always assumed I'd have to change if i ever wanted a chance at working with a team. Thanks Huber!
I've heard that you need to have great communication skills to work with teams in the industry, so I assumed I'd need to adopt a falsely extroverted personality if I ever wanted to work for a big studio. Very pleased to hear this isn't necessarily the case, great talk!
Really speaks to me since I"ve been working from home since COVID started and my productivity has remained probably the same despite me having to cook my own meals.
Thank you for your insightful webinar. I have always been told that I am a social person when I am out socialising which you would think would make me a extrovert. However I think this is because I generally do well in smaller groups but will be lost in larger groups. I also find it hard to get my voice heard in teak meetings as louder participants who like to engage in small talk at the beginning of meetings will tend to continue to be the loudest throughout the meetings. So even though I come across as a extrovert when I am one on one, I can very much see myself more towards as a introvert. I will certainly reflect on your thoughts and suggestions for how I prepare myself before meetings and how I can better voice my thoughts to others. Thank you :)
Think I always acquitted being shy with being an introvert, hence I thought I was definitely not an introvert, because I'm most definitely not shy, as I enjoy speaking in public, talking with strangers, and things like that. I like to give a good impression of myself, yet I sort of don't care at all about what people think of me, really. In truth people tire the fuck out of me. and I often need to recharge in my own space, alone, free from external stimulation. The weekend is my sacred space to have zero human interaction.
This is seriously the best talk that explains exactly who I am and did a great job explaining the spectrum nothings black & white humans are so complex.
A note on extrovert ideal: Johnny Carson was an exceptional introvert. He managed to become extrovert wile doing his TV show "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" for 30 Seasons or 6,714 shows. Off the shows, he stayed at home to 99%. Even his wife accepted this.
Loved this talk. Lots of people at work have pinned me as introverted which is right but I also spent a decade in the military so everyone is very surprised how assertively I vocalize myself when I feel it appropriate. It is exhausting dealing with people all day who cant think further ahead than their nose, its like herding cats if I want nip problems in the butt before they get bigger.
A fresh graduate, I decided to explore and apply for sales jobs in financial consultancies. I failed the interviews because I wasn't a good enough at speaking to sell myself. Went to a culinary school, then tried applying for various kitchens. One kitchen took me in, only to let me go the next day because I just wasn't good enough to work with the team. To be fair the head chef was Japanese and I couldn't understand a single instruction he gave.. A friend at a tech consultancy told me I was skilled enough in full stack development and told me to try applying for a job at his company. Through the interview they told me I did extremely well in their technical assessment, but failed to get the job again because I didn't share my ideas clearly enough. It's no excuse to be unable to speak and share well, if you're weak in that, you should invest time to practice. However it's different practicing in front of a mirror and doing it in front of a person. I'll say self esteem is on a low and loneliness is on a high now. At least now I found a mundane job at a covid testing facility, and on my off time I trade and build games so it ain't that bad.
I have so many opinions against what you just said, but I’m too tired to piss myself off for being arrogant. So please, I kindly request that you reconsider your statement.
I was thinking the same, as someone with a lot of experience with this. I'm not sure why this replier was so angry about it, in fact it's a little offensive that someone would get angry about that connection, as there is no reason to be ashamed of being on that spectrum (a word used here in this talk.) I think the overlap in traits is clear and I think this talk would be extremely valuable, and even hopeful for people on the spectrum struggling to not be misread by coworkers and friends.
Good talk! Game development is team work with different kind of people and your own strenghts, weaknesses and dynamics are important to recognize and understand. That party example was so spot on of my preferences, that I laughed out loud.
I'm an introvert, but OMG, this made me seriously laugh: "If we were to visualize this in a graph, we would see our introverts represented by the green line, and the extroverts represented by the red line"
The Abeline paradox is interesting. Reminds me of a wonderful game called Grim Dawn. They only had about 10 developers all working remotely and checking in occasionally. The lead dev Bruno didn't really believe in meetings. Always fascinated what this small team is capable of.
Wow i sympathize with you. I feel the same and just recently figured out that i am not an introvert but that i am just autistic. Very pleased with all it helped me this far. Also founded my own game company in the end of the year *neutral face*
Thank you, I have the same personality typology as you and you described and understand me better than all my family and friends combined to even myself, I was like.... Yeah I do than, find quiet places, and when I play a game and there is some radio of some sorts I turn it off and continue exploring, when I drive and I need to find a street or a parking spot I turn the radio off for extra focus on my maneuvers. I work better alone (as electrician) but I find that thinking is preventing me to execute, I focus on the finished project and what ifs rather than plan some steps and execute on them, so I borrowed a saying than calms me, "we will see when we get there" that makes me more focused on the actual work rather than the finishing touches
38:35 The literal epitome of good leadership/management, and this has nothing to do with introvert vs extrovert. Leadership IS NOT ABOUT YOU. Leadership is about making sure everyone else is productive/has a good time and people being drawn to you because of what you did, not what you said. Good leaders and managers make the person underneath them in the hierarchy more productive...the whole point of leaders (of any scope) is "the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts". If somehow...you are part of or the focus of the "sum" of everyone else's efforts, then you are not a leader, you are a narcissist that cares more about you than what is being done by the team.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I have struggled so much in my career with managers telling me that I need to start talking more and become more social if I want to grow. Never mind the hard work that I do or the quality projects I have delivered. It becomes very discouraging sometimes.
Only about 1/4 through the video but it seems like a lot of the traits associated with introversion are also symptoms of ADHD. If this video speaks to you, it may be worth looking into.
@@noiJadisCailleach While overdiagnosis from pharmaceutical companies' pressure is rampant and the need for concrete diagnosis at all questionable. The autistic spectrum (which includes ADHD) is still a useful distinction in the way people think and communicate.
@@noiJadisCailleach ADHD is real, and underdiagnosis is a global issue. Just because the US has a grave problem with regulatory capture doesn't make the dismissal of adult ADHD in the rest of the world magically not real.
@@noiJadisCailleach I won’t hold it against you for thinking that way if you’re American. It’s really awful what your pharmaceutical companies do for business. But the world is not just America and not all countries operate like America.
Please do not use GDC as a therapy. Adults talking about being "introverts" or "extroverts" is something for a therapy, especially his theories on what extroverts and introverts are. This is kind of a teenage-level of psychology theories that you avoid as an adult. Please take it seriously, and talk to an actual therapist. And do not talk about your kid-level theories on the internet, or at GDC.
A lot of good info here for people who are having a hard time expressing themselves or getting heard. It's a shame that we still need to have this riding on the pretty artificial distinction of intro- vs extravert. They don't really exist. You can be either at different days and in different settings. You can rest firmly in the middle and still face challenges. People don't map their personalities to such an arbitrary idea.
The second half was useful stuff but the entire first half was just him saying “introverts are super smart and superior to dumb extroverts” over and over again.
Given he doesn't, it begs the question of why 'introversion has some benefits and extroversion is not objectively superior' feels to you as a personal attack.
Ngl, at the start of this talk I thought this guy was getting a bunch of stuff wrong but I realised that was internalised extrovert culture, very fascinating talk, thank you 😁
Best talk on introversion at work I've seen. Thank you for the book recommendation, too. Organizing and hosting parties is the best. Not only can you hide behind the logistics of it, you also get to choose the setting and size of the event, both of which are crucial to introverts.
I'm an introvert myself and work as a freelancer. I don't like that many industries need you to play a role of an extravert to show your "enthusiasm". Am not really an actor.
Freelance perfect
This video has given me a lot more understanding of myself and a bit of confidence. I started watching these because I'm practicing 3D modeling, rigging, and animation. I really didn't expect to find such an insightful video about introverts and how we can fit in in the workspace. I always assumed I'd have to change if i ever wanted a chance at working with a team.
Thanks Huber!
Introverts are not always shy, good you talk about it. that help me a lot
Quiet is an excellent read for us introverts. Great video.
I've heard that you need to have great communication skills to work with teams in the industry, so I assumed I'd need to adopt a falsely extroverted personality if I ever wanted to work for a big studio. Very pleased to hear this isn't necessarily the case, great talk!
This has been my reality too; Having "champions" work quite well, but it's quite hard to for me to justify my specific needs as legit/important
There should be an equal amount of "How to shut the f up as an extrovert" articles for every "how to be more social as an introvert" one.
hell yeah
amen to that 😂
“Quiet” was a life changing book for me too. Great to see it get more recognition.
Really speaks to me since I"ve been working from home since COVID started and my productivity has remained probably the same despite me having to cook my own meals.
This talk was the first step in the direction of introverted world domination.
Good job!
Thank you for your insightful webinar. I have always been told that I am a social person when I am out socialising which you would think would make me a extrovert. However I think this is because I generally do well in smaller groups but will be lost in larger groups. I also find it hard to get my voice heard in teak meetings as louder participants who like to engage in small talk at the beginning of meetings will tend to continue to be the loudest throughout the meetings. So even though I come across as a extrovert when I am one on one, I can very much see myself more towards as a introvert. I will certainly reflect on your thoughts and suggestions for how I prepare myself before meetings and how I can better voice my thoughts to others. Thank you :)
Think I always acquitted being shy with being an introvert, hence I thought I was definitely not an introvert, because I'm most definitely not shy, as I enjoy speaking in public, talking with strangers, and things like that. I like to give a good impression of myself, yet I sort of don't care at all about what people think of me, really. In truth people tire the fuck out of me. and I often need to recharge in my own space, alone, free from external stimulation. The weekend is my sacred space to have zero human interaction.
This talk touched me on so many levels. Thanks for sharing and helping people like me feel validated.
This is seriously the best talk that explains exactly who I am and did a great job explaining the spectrum nothings black & white humans are so complex.
this is a great career speech!! thank you!
A note on extrovert ideal: Johnny Carson was an exceptional introvert. He managed to become extrovert wile doing his TV show "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" for 30 Seasons or 6,714 shows. Off the shows, he stayed at home to 99%. Even his wife accepted this.
you mean introvert?
Loved this talk. Lots of people at work have pinned me as introverted which is right but I also spent a decade in the military so everyone is very surprised how assertively I vocalize myself when I feel it appropriate.
It is exhausting dealing with people all day who cant think further ahead than their nose, its like herding cats if I want nip problems in the butt before they get bigger.
A fresh graduate, I decided to explore and apply for sales jobs in financial consultancies. I failed the interviews because I wasn't a good enough at speaking to sell myself. Went to a culinary school, then tried applying for various kitchens. One kitchen took me in, only to let me go the next day because I just wasn't good enough to work with the team. To be fair the head chef was Japanese and I couldn't understand a single instruction he gave.. A friend at a tech consultancy told me I was skilled enough in full stack development and told me to try applying for a job at his company. Through the interview they told me I did extremely well in their technical assessment, but failed to get the job again because I didn't share my ideas clearly enough. It's no excuse to be unable to speak and share well, if you're weak in that, you should invest time to practice. However it's different practicing in front of a mirror and doing it in front of a person. I'll say self esteem is on a low and loneliness is on a high now. At least now I found a mundane job at a covid testing facility, and on my off time I trade and build games so it ain't that bad.
I think a lot of what you might be labeling "introverted" may actually be traits of people on the autism spectrum or who have ADHD.
I have so many opinions against what you just said, but I’m too tired to piss myself off for being arrogant. So please, I kindly request that you reconsider your statement.
I was thinking the same, as someone with a lot of experience with this. I'm not sure why this replier was so angry about it, in fact it's a little offensive that someone would get angry about that connection, as there is no reason to be ashamed of being on that spectrum (a word used here in this talk.) I think the overlap in traits is clear and I think this talk would be extremely valuable, and even hopeful for people on the spectrum struggling to not be misread by coworkers and friends.
Good talk! Game development is team work with different kind of people and your own strenghts, weaknesses and dynamics are important to recognize and understand. That party example was so spot on of my preferences, that I laughed out loud.
I'm an introvert, but OMG, this made me seriously laugh: "If we were to visualize this in a graph, we would see our introverts represented by the green line, and the extroverts represented by the red line"
Best topic for these days me
The Abeline paradox is interesting. Reminds me of a wonderful game called Grim Dawn. They only had about 10 developers all working remotely and checking in occasionally. The lead dev Bruno didn't really believe in meetings. Always fascinated what this small team is capable of.
Great Video, thank you!
Wow i sympathize with you.
I feel the same and just recently figured out that i am not an introvert but that i am just autistic. Very pleased with all it helped me this far.
Also founded my own game company in the end of the year *neutral face*
I needed this
Thank you, I have the same personality typology as you and you described and understand me better than all my family and friends combined to even myself, I was like.... Yeah I do than, find quiet places, and when I play a game and there is some radio of some sorts I turn it off and continue exploring, when I drive and I need to find a street or a parking spot I turn the radio off for extra focus on my maneuvers. I work better alone (as electrician) but I find that thinking is preventing me to execute, I focus on the finished project and what ifs rather than plan some steps and execute on them, so I borrowed a saying than calms me, "we will see when we get there" that makes me more focused on the actual work rather than the finishing touches
I'd love to work in his team
38:35
The literal epitome of good leadership/management, and this has nothing to do with introvert vs extrovert. Leadership IS NOT ABOUT YOU. Leadership is about making sure everyone else is productive/has a good time and people being drawn to you because of what you did, not what you said. Good leaders and managers make the person underneath them in the hierarchy more productive...the whole point of leaders (of any scope) is "the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts".
If somehow...you are part of or the focus of the "sum" of everyone else's efforts, then you are not a leader, you are a narcissist that cares more about you than what is being done by the team.
Good topic!
Great topic !
Nice talk 👍🏻
Amazing talk :)
This is great. This has helped answer a lot of questions about myself.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I have struggled so much in my career with managers telling me that I need to start talking more and become more social if I want to grow. Never mind the hard work that I do or the quality projects I have delivered. It becomes very discouraging sometimes.
Only about 1/4 through the video but it seems like a lot of the traits associated with introversion are also symptoms of ADHD. If this video speaks to you, it may be worth looking into.
I feel it is too similar with autism.
@@noiJadisCailleach While overdiagnosis from pharmaceutical companies' pressure is rampant and the need for concrete diagnosis at all questionable. The autistic spectrum (which includes ADHD) is still a useful distinction in the way people think and communicate.
@@noiJadisCailleach ADHD is real, and underdiagnosis is a global issue. Just because the US has a grave problem with regulatory capture doesn't make the dismissal of adult ADHD in the rest of the world magically not real.
@@noiJadisCailleach I won’t hold it against you for thinking that way if you’re American. It’s really awful what your pharmaceutical companies do for business.
But the world is not just America and not all countries operate like America.
Please do not use GDC as a therapy. Adults talking about being "introverts" or "extroverts" is something for a therapy, especially his theories on what extroverts and introverts are. This is kind of a teenage-level of psychology theories that you avoid as an adult. Please take it seriously, and talk to an actual therapist. And do not talk about your kid-level theories on the internet, or at GDC.
A lot of good info here for people who are having a hard time expressing themselves or getting heard. It's a shame that we still need to have this riding on the pretty artificial distinction of intro- vs extravert. They don't really exist. You can be either at different days and in different settings. You can rest firmly in the middle and still face challenges. People don't map their personalities to such an arbitrary idea.
I *never* thought about turning off the self-view in video chat. That sounds *amazing*, but some googling says Teams doesn't support it. :/
Just uh… unplug/block the webcam 👌👍
(shrugs) stick a post-it note on yourself? I like this concept of exploring the capabilities of the software; most functionality is underutilized IMO.
When did this become a psychology channel? :D
For marketting your game
Dope talk! I'm more shy than introverted, but this is still good advice.
I'd be curious of the Author's thoughts given the failure of Myers Briggs and the bimodality of introversion vs extroversion
LOTS of pseudoscience, sadly. Not a good talk, even if it has some good bits of course.
Socialisation exist
The second half was useful stuff but the entire first half was just him saying “introverts are super smart and superior to dumb extroverts” over and over again.
Given he doesn't, it begs the question of why 'introversion has some benefits and extroversion is not objectively superior' feels to you as a personal attack.
I think you have an insecurity problem.
It can definitely seem that way and admittedly caveating some of his statements would be good, but he's definitely not slating them...