Marti Olsen Laney’s book The Introvert Advantage sheds some light on why this is the case. According to Laney, the pathway from an introvert’s brain to his mouth is longer than the pathway from an extrovert’s brain to his mouth. Consequently, he’ll never be as speedy a conversationalist as an extrovert will be - or at least the conversation won’t energize him in the same way because it’s not playing to his strengths.
