David’s Reviews > Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking > Status Update

Advice from a parent who appreciates how a child feels is inherently validating.

[...] traditional Asian attitudes to the spoken word: talk is for communicating need-to-know information; quiet and introspection are signs of deep thought and higher truth.

Whatever the underlying cause, there's a host of evidence that introverts are more sensitive than extroverts to various kinds of stimulation, from coffee to a loud bang to the dull roar of a networking event [...]

[...] after all these years of evidence that conventional brainstorming groups don't work, they remain as popular as ever.