Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (918 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00714PZMQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 233 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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And she draws on cutting-edge research in psychology and neuroscience to reveal the surprising differences between extroverts and introverts.Perhaps most inspiring, she introduces us to successful introverts--from a witty, high-octane public speaker who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who quietly taps into the power of questions. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often labeled "quiet," it is to introverts that we owe many of the great contributions to society--from van Gogh's sunflowers to the invention of the personal computer.Passionately argued, impressively researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet shows how dramatically we undervalue introverts, and how much we lose in doing so. Finally, she offers invaluable advice on everything from how to
This Book Saved My Life. Not An Exaggeration. Karen Hall I believe this book saved my life. I'm not prone to melodrama, or to such excessively long reviews, but this is true, and so important to me, I have to say it. I've been working for years in an extremely busy law office. It's been growing harder and harder throughout the years for me to handle this job. Two months ago my boss fired my coworker, and I've since had to take on two people's work plus train multiple new people (as the first two did. In defense of introversion (or how being an innie is cool) This is hardly an impartial review. As somebody who has been called at some point or another the gamut of terms associated with introversion, from "shy" (which I don't object) to "anti-social" (which I most certainly consider unfair), I found in Susan Cain's "Quiet," the validation and appreciation many introverts have been searching for.In "Quiet," Ms. Cain explains the rise of the Extrovert Ideal in the 1920s and how it is that today we asso. Valuable read Any of us who feel insecure in our very extrovert country should read this. We discount being shy and introverted but as this book points out, most innovations come from people who are passionately devoted to delving into a subject area and thus are introverted and not using their energy to be the attention getter. This is readable and scholarly, backed with examples and studies. An interesting example: how people didn't listen to the shy and