Situation - You are observing BATTERY DRAINING and RECHARGE REQUIREMENTS together with FUN and LEAST FUN

Why do some people find parties and the like exhausting
yet others must be interacting with people all the time?

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Here, Elizabeth Hunter™ has tabulated some reasons. These outcomes can be observed but you must know your pattern as this page assumes this, then you may find that you can cope with life more effectively. Or if you know another person's pattern, you can see what drains them.

**** This page is all about YOUR BATTERY AND WHAT CHARGES IT AND DRAINS IT plus MOST FUN and LEAST FUN ****

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Conducted and composed by Elizabeth Hunter™ - Last Update July 3, 2024

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The following table shows how batteries are discharged and recharged.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
1. Director - ESTJ	Moderate	Long	Completing tasks, setting and achieving goals, being in a clearly structured environment.	Ambiguity, environment that is disorganized or lacks direction or is emotionally sensitive, unable to have control in these situations; forced to work beneath someone who seems wishy-washy, lazy or incompetent, frequent interruptions, illogical behaviour.	Social settings, centre of attention, introducing themselves to new people, rarely avoids unfamiliar situations for fear of messing up or not knowing someone, comfortable in large groups, spearhead group sports or group outings and be the ring leader for weekend activities, after-work cocktail hours or other social events, rarely turn down invitations to weddings, parties and other gatherings, friends with many people, large social network, many acquaintances, talks out problems or questions and they roll off their back, outgoing, optimistic, engage in risky behaviour, flexiblity.	Alone time	8 people at 12.5% quality; any group	Reading Talking to friends Playing or listening to music Watching TV or movies Gardening	Creating art Researching Taking classes Playing games	1/16. The most extroverted. Amazing conversationalists that have a strong need to talk out loud because it helps their thinking process.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
2. Developer - ENTJ	Quick	Healthy if issue is important	Setting and achieving new goals, acting quickly, being productive, provoking change and efficiency, creation of logical and structured systems.	Complainers who complain without making efforts to change their situation, disorganized and poorly-managed environment where there is no chance to lead or optimize things, interruptions, emotionally charged atmospheres.	Social settings, centre of attention, introducing themselves to new people, rarely avoids unfamiliar situations for fear of messing up or not knowing someone, comfortable in large groups, spearhead group sports or group outings and be the ring leader for weekend activities, after-work cocktail hours or other social events, rarely turn down invitations to weddings, parties and other gatherings, friends with many people, large social network, many acquaintances, talks out problems or questions and they roll off their back, outgoing, optimistic, engage in risky behaviour, flexiblity.	Alone time	8 people at 12.5% quality; any group	Reading Talking to friends Playing or listening to music Watching TV or movies Gardening	Creating art Researching Taking classes Playing games	2/16. The most likely type to talk to themselves, even when nobody is there.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
3. Results - ESTP	Quick	Swaps to the next thing	Interacting with immediate environment, being active and engaged with the world around them, high-energy lifestyle with plenty of opportunities to challenge themselves.	Inaction, rigid or overly-structured environments with no room for action or make-or-break troubleshooting, being micro-managed especially if they feel their leadership is seen as incompetent or illogical, when they are forced into commitments or decisions before they are ready.	Social settings, centre of attention, introducing themselves to new people, rarely avoids unfamiliar situations for fear of messing up or not knowing someone, comfortable in large groups, spearhead group sports or group outings and be the ring leader for weekend activities, after-work cocktail hours or other social events, rarely turn down invitations to weddings, parties and other gatherings, friends with many people, large social network, many acquaintances, talks out problems or questions and they roll off their back, outgoing, optimistic, engage in risky behaviour, flexiblity.	Alone time	8 people at 12.5% quality; any group	Talking to friends Gaming Playing or listening to music Exercising Watching TV or movies	Gardening Taking classes Social Media Creating art	5/16. In the company of others, they may never shut up. But if there is nobody around, this pattern can be remarkably mindful and quiet.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
4. Inspirational - ENTP	Quick	Flits from one thing to another	Exploring and synthesising new ideas in environments full of variety and intellectual curiosity.	Routine, being confined to a limited scope of activities, having to focus on nitty-gritty detail work or conform to a rigid routine, dealing with people who are unwilling to innovate, brainstorm, or see things from out-of-the-box perspectives, being in emotionally-charged environments for extended periods of time.	Social settings, centre of attention, introducing themselves to new people, rarely avoids unfamiliar situations for fear of messing up or not knowing someone, comfortable in large groups, spearhead group sports or group outings and be the ring leader for weekend activities, after-work cocktail hours or other social events, rarely turn down invitations to weddings, parties and other gatherings, friends with many people, large social network, many acquaintances, talks out problems or questions and they roll off their back, outgoing, optimistic, engage in risky behaviour, flexiblity.	Alone time	8 people at 12.5% quality; any group	Reading Being in nature Gaming Talking to friends Researching	Exercising Gardening Crafting Watching television or movies	7/16. Like the Results, but they only like talking if you have sparked their curiosity.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
5. Persuader - ENFJ	Moderate	Focusses on one thing at a time	Interacting with people, being in open, harmonious environments where a deep connection is possible.	Impersonal reasoning, conflict-ridden environments where people are more concerned with “winning” than hearing another person’s view, dealing with sudden change, dealing with criticism, having to work with time constraints, most drained by having to do work or be around people that violate their personal values or beliefs.	Social settings, centre of attention, introducing themselves to new people, rarely avoids unfamiliar situations for fear of messing up or not knowing someone, comfortable in large groups, spearhead group sports or group outings and be the ring leader for weekend activities, after-work cocktail hours or other social events, rarely turn down invitations to weddings, parties and other gatherings, friends with many people, large social network, many acquaintances, talks out problems or questions and they roll off their back, outgoing, optimistic, engage in risky behaviour, flexiblity.	Alone time	8 people at 12.5% quality; any group	Talking to friends Being in nature Reading Taking classes Exercising	Watching sport Baking or cooking Gardening Watching TV or movies	4/16. Like the Appraiser but sometimes their intuition makes them tune out from the world.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
6. Appraiser - ESFJ	Moderate	Maintains if interested	Interacting with people in a structured, organized environment where harmony is promoted and enjoyed.	Emotional unavailability, poorly organized environments where people are procrastinating, lazy or unwilling to follow through on their obligations, when given a lot of criticism and their contributions are not properly recognized or acknowledged, frequent or unexpected change.	Social settings, centre of attention, introducing themselves to new people, rarely avoids unfamiliar situations for fear of messing up or not knowing someone, comfortable in large groups, spearhead group sports or group outings and be the ring leader for weekend activities, after-work cocktail hours or other social events, rarely turn down invitations to weddings, parties and other gatherings, friends with many people, large social network, many acquaintances, talks out problems or questions and they roll off their back, outgoing, optimistic, engage in risky behaviour, flexiblity.	Alone time	8 people at 12.5% quality; any group	Reading Playing or listening to music Being in nature Watching TV or movies Talking to friends	Watching sport Creating art Taking classes Exercising	3/16. Needs to reflect on their experiences from time to time, but can keep the conversation running. Will stop talking if others are not listening.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
7. Promoter - ENFP	Moderate	Mega, ultra and annoyingly short	Exploring and synthesising new ideas, frequent change, variety and novelty.	Predictability, being stuck in a monotonous or rigid routine, knowing exactly what is going to happen in the days ahead especially if it is a constant repetition of the same mundane activities over and over again, being overloaded with details and rules, being confined to a setting that leaves no room for the imagination, conflict especially when the individuals involved are both stuck on only one perspective.	Social settings, centre of attention, introducing themselves to new people, rarely avoids unfamiliar situations for fear of messing up or not knowing someone, comfortable in large groups, spearhead group sports or group outings and be the ring leader for weekend activities, after-work cocktail hours or other social events, rarely turn down invitations to weddings, parties and other gatherings, friends with many people, large social network, many acquaintances, talks out problems or questions and they roll off their back, outgoing, optimistic, engage in risky behaviour, flexiblity.	Alone time	8 people at 12.5% quality; any group	Talking to friends Reading Playing or listening to music Being in nature Watching TV or movies	Watching sport Baking or cooking Crafting Researching	8/16. Like the Inspirational, but often pulls away to process their emotions and feelings. Is the least extroverted extrovert, but their bubbly curiosity still manages to drag them out into the world.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
8. Counselor - ESFP	Moderate	Very short	Interaction and immersion with the immediate environment, have a radar for new and thrilling experiences.	Isolation, binding commitments, rigid structures, confining dull surroundings, dealing with overly-critical, pessimistic, or impractical people, people who want to only commiserate about the past or speculate about the future.	Social settings, centre of attention, introducing themselves to new people, rarely avoids unfamiliar situations for fear of messing up or not knowing someone, comfortable in large groups, spearhead group sports or group outings and be the ring leader for weekend activities, after-work cocktail hours or other social events, rarely turn down invitations to weddings, parties and other gatherings, friends with many people, large social network, many acquaintances, talks out problems or questions and they roll off their back, outgoing, optimistic, engage in risky behaviour, flexiblity.	Alone time	8 people at 12.5% quality; any group	Being in nature Reading Playing or listening to music Talking to friends Watching TV or movies	Watching sport Creating art Taking classes Baking or cooking	6/16. Introverted feeling is really starting to weigh down on this pattern, surprisingly making it one of the least extroverted extroverts.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
9. Specialist - ISFP	Long	Easily distracted	Analysing deeper meaning behind events, doing projects or activities that align with their deeply-held values, feeling at ease and being creatively stimulated in flexible and open-minded environments.	Conformity, highly-structured, rigid environments that leave no room for creativity or activity, being in situations where there is a lot of conflict and people are not taking the time to listen to each other compassionately, having too many demands on their time, spending too much time around people, not having their values respected.	Escape from being the centre of attention, public speaking, crowds, parties, concerts, new environments, the home or office to escape to, preference to internalise problems.	Having to base happiness on other people’s values	2 people at 50% quality; small group	Reading Being in nature Playing or listening to music Crafting Watching TV or movies	Social Media Watching sport Taking classes Exercising	15/16. Similar to the Practitioner, but needs others to activate them.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
10. Investigator - INFJ	Long	Long if interested	Analysing plans for the future, working creatively towards a future vision or goal, good at 'big picture'.	External conflict (especially when frequent), noisy and disorganized environments where they face frequent interruptions to their thoughts and musings, can empathize too deeply with the emotions of the people involved in conflict and wind up being drained trying to make peace, requirement to focus on nitty-gritty details or mundane routines, spending the majority of their time around people who are narrow-minded or unwilling to see beyond their own personal experience.	Escape from being the centre of attention, public speaking, crowds, parties, concerts, new environments, the home or office to escape to, preference to internalise problems.	Having to base happiness on other people’s values	2 people at 50% quality; small group	Reading Being in nature Playing or listening to music Researching Watching TV or movies	Watching sport Social media Taking classes Exercising	12/16. Very reclusive pattern their desire to impact the world and their strong ability to care for others drags them out of their own heads.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
11. Agent - INFP	Long	Short	Analysing deeper meaning behind events, working in accepting and open-minded environments.	Unimaginative environments, environments where there is conflict or hostility, dealing with a lot of criticism or even just being around it will cause them to “shut down” emotionally, by feeling controlled whether it is by rigid schedules, deadlines, people or rules, absolutely loathe being in a climate where people disrespect their values or force them to conform to ideas they do not really believe in.	Escape from being the centre of attention, public speaking, crowds, parties, concerts, new environments, the home or office to escape to, preference to internalise problems.	Having to base happiness on other people’s values	2 people at 50% quality; small group	Playing or listening to music Reading Being in nature Watching TV or movies Creating art	Watching sport Gardening Baking or cooking Exercising	16/16. The most introverted. If they did not push themselves, these types would never leave the house.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
12. Achiever - ISTP	Moderate	Easily bored if no challenge	Piecing together logical systems, having the freedom to explore their own interests and mentally and physically challenge themselves.	Neediness, being micro-managed, being forced into a rigid or overly-structured schedule, incompetence, working with people who are illogical, emotionally reactive or biased, feel stifled and irritated when their eye for inaccuracies causes people to label them as “critical”, “arrogant” or “cold”.	Escape from being the centre of attention, public speaking, crowds, parties, concerts, new environments, the home or office to escape to, preference to internalise problems.	Having to base happiness on other people’s values	2 people at 50% quality; small group	Reading Playing or listening to music Being in nature Researching Watching TV or movies	Taking classes Creating art Baking or cooking Social media	13/16. Barely able to out-introvert the Investigator.

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PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
13. Practitioner - ISFJ	Long	Long	Internally organising their experiences, being in harmonious, peaceful and structured environments.	Inconsistent people,disorganized and poorly managed atmospheres, having to “wing it”; having to adapt to sudden, unexpected changes on a regular basis, conflict situations, not having enough time to do work to their standards, being faced with looming deadlines.	Escape from being the centre of attention, public speaking, crowds, parties, concerts, new environments, the home or office to escape to, preference to internalise problems.	Having to base happiness on other people’s values	2 people at 50% quality; small group	Reading Being in nature Watching TV or movies Playing or listening to music Cooking or baking	Watching sport Taking classes Social media Creating art	11/16. Similar to the Enhancer, but somewhat more prone to daydreaming.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
14 Objective Thinker - ISTJ	Long with repeats	Long	Internally organising their experiences, being in smoothly managed, structured and peaceful atmospheres, being around logical, practically-minded people.	Unpredictable situations, environments that are in disarray or have a lack of clear direction, especially bad if the people leading them are wishy-washy or constantly change direction, emotionally-turbulent atmospheres, having to adapt to a new situation without any past experience from which to draw.	Escape from being the centre of attention, public speaking, crowds, parties, concerts, new environments, the home or office to escape to, preference to internalise problems.	Having to base happiness on other people’s values	2 people at 50% quality; small group	Reading Playing or listening to music Being in nature Watching TV or movies Gardening	Creating art Taking classes Talking with friends Social media	9/16. Draws energy from their inner world and thoughts, but outgoing, observant and with their heads focussed on reality. Their strong familiar connections to their community and their need to talk out loud to manage their thoughts is always going to pull them right into the action, even if it drains their energy somewhat.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
15. Perfectionist - INTP	Extreme	Very long if interested	Piecing together logical systems, finding accuracy, truth and new approaches to problem-solving.	Emotionally charged atmospheres, having their efforts misinterpreted and being called out for coming across as hypercritical, arrogant or argumentative, having their natural strengths stifled or misunderstood on a regular basis, being surrounded by incompetence, not enough alone time can find themselves feeling stuck or uninspired.	Escape from being the centre of attention, public speaking, crowds, parties, concerts, new environments, the home or office to escape to, preference to internalise problems.	Having to base happiness on other people’s values	2 people at 50% quality; small group	Reading Researching Playing or listening to music Watching TV or movies Being in nature/center>	Watching sport Gardening Baking or cooking Social media	14/16. Similar to the Achiever, but constantly stuck in their own imagination and ideas.

PATTERN	Interaction Effort Required	Attention Span	Brain Chargers	Brain Drainers	Looks For	Avoids	Talk rate	Most Fun	Least Fun	Extravert Ranking - 1 = High; 16 = Low
16. Enhancer - INTJ	Moderate	Healthy if important	Analysing plans for the future, having quiet, structured time to work towards their goals and visions.	Improvisation, being in noisy, bright or over-stimulating environments causing stress, being overwhelmed and anxiety, dealing with nitty-gritty details that have no relevance, working with illogical people, being around individuals who are wishy-washy or undependable, especially exhausting if they have to spend a large amount of time with people who are unwilling to look past their own emotions and personal experiences to see other possibilities or perspectives.	Escape from being the centre of attention, public speaking, crowds, parties, concerts, new environments, the home or office to escape to, preference to internalise problems.	Having to base happiness on other people’s values	2 people at 50% quality; small group	Researching Reading Being in nature Playing or listening to music Watching TV or movies	Social media Crafting Creating art Watching sport	10/16. If it were not for their proactive and achievement-oriented traits, they might never leave the house. However, this patterns ambition often drags them out into the world.

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These images show how an Introvert is drained.

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