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As someone who has always been called quiet, shy, timid, bashful, contemplative, etc. of course I had to eventually read this book.
Most of this was a 5 star read to me and the rest was around 4 stars. So let's call it 4.5 stars. :) ...more
Most of this was a 5 star read to me and the rest was around 4 stars. So let's call it 4.5 stars. :) ...more
This book was incredible. First of all, for non-narrative nonfiction, it's incredibly well-written. Lots of storytelling to introduce research. Then, there's the actual content. As an introvert, I appreciated how well it explained myself to me, including why people sometimes think I'm an extrovert. It also has terrific advice for parents, teachers, and bosses working with introverts, given the way USAmerican culture tends to reward extroversion, and it provides examples of cultures that approach
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3.5 stars. Unsurprisingly, I saw a lot of myself in this! Both the introversion and the highly sensitive traits, which I hadn't quite had a label for before. Not all of it rang true, as Jung said, there is no pure introvert or extrovert, "such a man would be in the lunatic asylum," but it was rather nice to see my needs and personality validated. The history on the switch from Culture of Character to Culture of Personality was interesting, if frustrating. A lot of things in current US society ar
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Took me long enough to get to it but I'm so glad I did. Great for introverts wanting to understand themselves more, great for those wanting to understand why extroverted personalities have been prioritized in the US, great for parents with introverted kiddos, great for employers with introverted employees, pretty much good reading for anyone.
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Meh. The bits where she focused on the science behind introversion were super interesting. The author seemed mainly interested in how introverts can be just as "successful" as extroverts in various domains traditionally owned by extroverts. As an introvert who is profoundly average, this just made me feel like not only am I lesser than extroverts who are awesome at person-ing in our extrovert-friendly world, but I'm also a failure compared to all the power-lawyer introverts that populate the aut
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