Travelling on your own also really helps. I consciously make an effort to talk to as many people as I can each day. Even if its only a few sentences. Every store clerk, the hotel receptionist, bar tenders, people sitting close to you in cafes or bars.

Start with simple questions like “been working here long?” then try to push conversations further. Offer content about yourself, tell stories first and you will be surprised how quickly people open up.

There is seriously lots you can do tho… and lots of material out there to get better. But the way you shift from an I to an E is to become comfortable and experienced in dealing with social situations and being around different types of people. The only way this can happen is by talking to as many people as possible and putting yourself in uncomfortable social situations. Lots to cover – might write a post about this later on. Thanks for the idea

Any tips you can throw my way for becoming more of an E would be very much appreciated!

Its interesting, when I first took the Myers Briggs 6 years ago, I too was an INTP (right on the border of I and E). But I told myself, im not having any of that and changed myself into a solid E. So now I have traits of both E and I. Infact most NTPs are quite similiar anyways E or I.

Its interesting tho to know your personality can change.

I was once speaking with a trainer who said they changed from a T into an F once they started teaching.

Ive now found a charming little English fishing village where I can find a zone for a few days. Its really tricky when im moving quick tho. I will have to give your 4 hour blocks a try. Cheers

I’m currently living in Gokarna, India, a small beach town on the West coast. Initially it was difficult to spend any amount of time inside working, but I discovered that creating a routine of working in 4-hour blocks really works well.

Here’s what my routine for the past two weeks has looked like: I wake up in the morning, check email briefly, then walk to the beach, spend an hour running and doing yoga, then have breakfast at the cafe, then go swimming for an hour or so before walking back to the cafe, getting a smoothie for lunch and walking back to the hotel to work for 4 hours.

Then in the late afternoon I’ll head back to the cafe, eat dinner, watch the sunset on the beach until it gets dark, walk back to the cafe, have some tea, then return to the hotel to work for another 4 hours before going to bed.

Music also really helps to zone out the rest of the world. I find that creating two separate worlds, one where I work and one where I play, really helps keep motivation and thought patterns contained where they need to be. I use my playtime to collect ideas and thoughts about what I’ll be working on when I return, so I’m never without ideas or motivation.