Planning is a process with a range of actions: assess the current situation, set a clear goal, identify priorities and action steps, inspect what you expect, and clarify, possibly communicate a plan before implementing. There are many decisions that get made along the way of planning. Depending on what we are planning we could end up with a written plan. And of course with the plan complete, we may either want feedback or need to communicate feedback ourselves.

What is it exactly that gives introverts somewhat of an edge in this process?

There is one explanation that Dr. Debra Johnson and John Wiebe are credited with in their study of cerebral blood flow and personality. If you are interested in the study you will find it referenced at the end of this chapter. The men and women selected were close in their temperament scores. Using a positron emission tomography with 18 people they showed images of events and people to detect what areas...