introverted thinking, n.All

Introverted thinking (n.) collects ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠facts as evidence for a theory, never for their own sake; its aim is to shape a dark image into a luminous idea.

Introverted thinking (n.) makes ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the person near the introverted thinker feel that he matters only negatively — de trop at best, warded off as a disturbance at worst.