Introvertology’s Comments (group member since May 14, 2014)

Introvertology’s comments from the Introvert Book Club group.

Awesome!
Let me know how you like Too Loud, and if I should put it on my personal to-read list.

About 1 in 5 people are HSPs (Highly Sensitive People), with 70% of HSPs being introverts.

What are your thoughts about the book?

Q&A with Beth Buelow, The Introvert Entrepreneur, in less than 24 hours!

August 31st, 3pm Eastern, on Twitter.
Tweet your introvert questions to @introvertcoach.

And if you don't have Twitter just write your questions below, and I'll ask them for you.

Starfire wrote: "I still believe that there are times it makes sense to push to the point of pain; but experience has taught me that long-term, every time I wreck myself to achieve one end, I'm taking away from my ability to push myself to manage something else...."

Yup. And this plays into the "glorification of busy" idea too, which I think is particularly damaging to introverts.

Starfire wrote: "It's always situational, but I think it's great to have the option to stretch yourself if that's what you want to do in the moment. "

In the US at least there seems to be a stigma against "quitting" and opting out. And of course there's the pervasive phrase "no pain, no gain."

The Q&A on Twitter is in two weeks!
Yaaaaaay!

If you still haven't read Insight: Reflections on the Gifts of Being an Introvert, here's a suggested breakdown:
August 18-20: Pages 1-36
August 21-23: Pages 36-61
August 24-26: Pages 61-86
August 27-29: Pages 86-114
August 30-31: Finish reading, and then join us for...

Author Q&A Aug 31, 12pm Pacific (3pm Eastern) on Twitter.
Hashtag #introbook

Starfire wrote: "at least one of the people I took that approach with realised SHE was a confident "social introvert" herself"
That's awesome! Ya, that's one of the reasons I get a little perturbed when I read someone's blog post or Twitter update complaining about the proliferation of introvert posts. There's still so many myths floating around so there's still a need for accurate posts and in-person discussions about introversion.

Smectic wrote: "I just finished the chapter on communication. It was a good reminder that extroverts have different needs during a conversation. It's surprising but obvious once you think about it, that interrupti..."
Totally. Respect and understanding between introverts and extroverts (and between anyone else, really) is important. Understanding each others' communication style differences sometimes gets forgotten when we focus on our energy differences.

Need to pace yourself?

Here's a suggested breakdown:
August 1-7th: Chapters 1-8
August 8-14th: Chapters 9-14
August 15-21: Chapters 15-21
August 22-28: Chapters 21-28
August 90-31: Finish reading, and then join us for...

Author Q&A Aug 31, 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern on Twitter.
Hashtag #introbook

Insight is a collection of bite-sized essays on introversion by Beth Buelow.

Discussion Questions:
Have you been told “you’re not an introvert!”? If so, what was your
reaction?

How can introverts take a “pride of ownership” of their temperament?

How can extroverted managers encourage introverts to participate in
meetings?

Do you think the media “highlights our fear of solitude and the stigma
around going solo”?

How do you interpret this quote by Leonard Cohen: “There is a crack in
everything. That’s how the light gets in.”

The author of Insights talks about overthinking, or “double-think.” Is
this a problem you face?

What do you think of the advice “Fake if ’til you make it”?

How would you finish the sentence “You know you’re an introvert
when…”?

Question: If you were offered a chance to go to the South Pole for six months, alone but with the ability to communicate with the outside world, and as many books and music as you would want to bring, would you do it?

No worries. It's not the easiest text to read.

Next month (July) we'll be reading something a little different. This is by an admiral who spent six months alone in the South Pole.

Hi Moth. Thanks for joining!

Sherry wrote: "fuels my inner OK-ness/inner strength. "

That's lovely. It's wonderful that there's so many pro-introvert books out right now.

Janice wrote: "ordered it. The blurb sounds Buddhish."

I wouldn't say it's Buddhist. Much of the book is analyzing the role solitude has played in famous creative people's lives.

Hi Janice! Nice to meet you.

Has anyone else started reading this? I'm not done with it but I like it so far and love how it's very pro-solitude.

Feel free to write any thoughts or feelings you have about Solitude. (Thanks Sherry for the book recommendation).

Just finished rereading the first chapter & intro.

I like the way she's very clear that there's nothing wrong with being an introvert. I also like how she includes very brief glimpses of her life, my favorite was when she described how she and her husband have different ideas of a fun vacation.