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It defines who our friends and lovers are, which careers we choose, and whether we blush when we're embarrassed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat fact is whether we're an introvert or an extrovert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most fundamental dimension of personality, at least a third of us are introverts, and yet shyness, sensitivity and seriousness are often seen as a negative. Some of the world's most talented people are introverts - without them we wouldn't have the Apple computer, the theory of relativity and Van Gogh's sunflowers. 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