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Introverts, acting like an extrovert won't make you happier
"Act more extraverted"
One study on "acting like an extravert" found that introverts did not succeed in increasing their extraverted behavior as much as other participants.
- Introverts did not benefit in retrospect from acting like an extravert.
- They did not show momentary gains in authenticity.
- Their retrospective fatigue levels seemed to increase with the "act extraverted" intervention.
- Their experience of negative emotions increased.
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