Magic 8-Ball: Are you an internal or external processor?

<p>I tend to get wrapped up in my own thoughts. <em>A lot.</em> As in, I’ve gone on solo road trips and not even turned the radio on for hours. I’m very comfortable with silence.</p> <p>Because of this, I’ve heard the same kinds of comments from people close to me for my whole life:</p> <p><em>“You got really quiet all of a sudden. What’s going on?"</em><br /> Or, <em>“You have to tell me how you’re feeling — I can’t read your mind!”</em><br /> Or, usually in an argument, <em>“Are you even hearing me? Say something already!”</em></p> <p>The strange thing is, anyone who knows me well will tell you that I can be chatty. I used to bring report cards home from school with all A’s and a little X-mark that said, <em>“Talks to her friends too much in class.”</em></p> <p>And if you’ve ever listened to our podcast, I think it’s pretty clear that talking — sometimes ad nauseam — about something I care deeply about is certainly not an issue of mine!</p> <p>So what’s going on? Why is it that I can be so talkative sometimes, and so quiet and pensive other times?</p> <p>It took me a long time to figure this out (and a lot of seeing similar patterns in people I coach), but it turns out it has everything to do with how I process thoughts, feelings, and information.</p> <p>Most people in my life — my closest friends, and most of my family members, too — are <em>external processors</em>. Me, on the other hand? I’m an <em>internal processor.</em></p> <p>In this week’s Magic 8-Ball episode, I’m getting into both processing styles and helping you figure out which one you are so you can process everything that 2020 has brought up with a bit more ease.</p> <p>Come <a href= "https://clarityonfire.com/internal-or-external-processor" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">leave a comment</a> after you’ve listened to share which kind of processor you are!</p> <p>IF YOU LIKED THIS, YOU’LL ALSO LOVE…</p> <p><a href="https://clarityonfire.com/tortoise-hare" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Are you a tortoise or a hare? (October 2019)</a></p> <p><a hr