Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength (Reduce Anxiety and Boost Your Confidence and Self-Esteem with this Self-Help Book for Introverted Women and Men)

by Laurie A. Helgoe

“Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.” —Walt Whitman

Introverts generally prefer a rich inner life to an expansive social life; we would rather talk intimately with a close friend than share stories with a group; and we prefer to develop our ideas internally rather than interactively.

we are social, too. It [socializing] just takes energy away from us and we need to recharge after a certain amount of time.

being an introvert does not mean you’re antisocial, asocial, socially inept, or shy. It does mean that you are oriented to ideas—whether those ideas involve you with people or not. It means that you prefer spacious interactions with fewer people.

Introverts make us think and ask questions. We fall silent as the quiet person in the room reveals wisdom from his inner reservoir.

In cyberspace, the rules of engagement favor introverts. We can connect while remaining alone.