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A short & decent read. There are no groundbreaking insights offered.
Summary:
1. Manifesto
• There’s a word for “ people who are in their heads
too much”: thinkers.
• Our culture rightly admires risk-takers, but we need
our “heed-takers” more than ever.
• Solitude is a catalyst for innovation.
2) Are You Shy, Introverted, Both or Night (and Why Does It Matter) ?
Shyness and introversion are not the same thing. Shyness is the fear of negative judgment, and introversion is a preference for quiet, minimally stimulating environments. Some psychologists map the two tendencies on vertical and horizontal axes, with the introvert - extrovert spectrum on the horizontal axis and the anxious-stable spectrum on the vertical. With this model, you end up with four quadrants of personality types: calm extroverts, anxious (or impulsive) extroverts, calm introverts, and anxious introverts.
Psychologists have found
that shyness and introversion do overlap (meaning that many shy people are introverted, and vice versa), though they debate to what degree. There are several reasons for this overlap. For one
thing, some people are born with “high- reactive” temperaments that predispose them to both shyness and introversion. Also, a shy person may become more introverted over time; since social life is painful, she is motivated to discover the pleasures of solitude and other minimally social environments. And an
introvert may become shy after continually receiving the message that there’s something wrong with him.
3) How to Overcome the Fear of ‘Putting Yourself Out There’
a) Know that you’re in good company.
b) When it comes to social media, think of self-expression, not self-promotion
c) Coffee will deliver you from self-doubt
d) Train yourself to associate idea generation with pleasure
e) Work alone
There’s a lot of nonsense floating around these days about
how creativity is a fundamentally social act. Ignore this.
Yes, creativity is social in the sense that we all stand on the
shoulders of those who came before us; yes, we must share and advance ideas (that’s the whole point of this article); and yes, collaboration is a powerful and beautiful thing
f) Work at night when your cortisol levels (stress hormone) are lower
Cortisol is a stress hormone, and it peaks
in the morning and steadily dissipates through out
the day. For some of us, these peaks and falls are
especially pronounced.
So while you probably think most clearly first
thing in the morning, you may be at your least
inhibited at night. I’ve noticed that interesting
turns of phrase and associative leaps come to
me much more easily in the evening hours. Indeed,
creativity researchers believe that a relaxed brain,
a brain that is not in the grip of anxiety or blocked by
other psychological barriers, is a more creative brain.
g) Strengthen your backbone and, therefore, confidence in small steps
Start asking small questions. This, in turn, will generate consequential ideas
4) When does socializing make you happier
Socializing is important since we all are social creatures
Tolerance for stimulation is one of the biggest differences
between introverts and extroverts. Extroverts simply need more stimulation — social and otherwise — than introverts do. Research suggests that acting falsely extroverted can lead to stress, burnout, and cardiovascular disease.
Ways to spend time:
• Read books
• Enter a state of “flow” by doing work or a hobby that you love
• Keep an informal system of quota of how many times you plan to go out to social events
• Have meaningful conversations
• Shower time and affection on the people you love
5) How Do Teachers Feel about Their Quiet Students ?
Schools should stop developing a one-size-fits-all approach of dealing with all the students.
6) How to Parent Sensitive (Orchid) Children
Parents should provide an environment for their children to flourish
7) public speaking for introverts
Malcom Gladwell (introvert) rehearses every word of his speech.
He said, “Speaking is not an act of extroversion,” he says. “People think it is. It has nothing to do with extroversion. It’s a performance, and many performers are hugely introverted.”
8) how personality matures with time
Does personality change over time? Yes and no
Studies show that the personality of a 70-yearold
can be predicted with remarkable accuracy
from early adulthood on. Despite the variety of
situations that we experience in a lifetime — all of
them influencing who we are and how we grow —
our core traits tend to remain constant. It’s not that
our personalities don’t evolve — for example, many
introverts report feeling more socially confident and
graceful as they mature — but we tend to stick to
predictable patterns.
Summary:
1. Manifesto
• There’s a word for “ people who are in their heads
too much”: thinkers.
• Our culture rightly admires risk-takers, but we need
our “heed-takers” more than ever.
• Solitude is a catalyst for innovation.
2) Are You Shy, Introverted, Both or Night (and Why Does It Matter) ?
Shyness and introversion are not the same thing. Shyness is the fear of negative judgment, and introversion is a preference for quiet, minimally stimulating environments. Some psychologists map the two tendencies on vertical and horizontal axes, with the introvert - extrovert spectrum on the horizontal axis and the anxious-stable spectrum on the vertical. With this model, you end up with four quadrants of personality types: calm extroverts, anxious (or impulsive) extroverts, calm introverts, and anxious introverts.
Psychologists have found
that shyness and introversion do overlap (meaning that many shy people are introverted, and vice versa), though they debate to what degree. There are several reasons for this overlap. For one
thing, some people are born with “high- reactive” temperaments that predispose them to both shyness and introversion. Also, a shy person may become more introverted over time; since social life is painful, she is motivated to discover the pleasures of solitude and other minimally social environments. And an
introvert may become shy after continually receiving the message that there’s something wrong with him.
3) How to Overcome the Fear of ‘Putting Yourself Out There’
a) Know that you’re in good company.
b) When it comes to social media, think of self-expression, not self-promotion
c) Coffee will deliver you from self-doubt
d) Train yourself to associate idea generation with pleasure
e) Work alone
There’s a lot of nonsense floating around these days about
how creativity is a fundamentally social act. Ignore this.
Yes, creativity is social in the sense that we all stand on the
shoulders of those who came before us; yes, we must share and advance ideas (that’s the whole point of this article); and yes, collaboration is a powerful and beautiful thing
f) Work at night when your cortisol levels (stress hormone) are lower
Cortisol is a stress hormone, and it peaks
in the morning and steadily dissipates through out
the day. For some of us, these peaks and falls are
especially pronounced.
So while you probably think most clearly first
thing in the morning, you may be at your least
inhibited at night. I’ve noticed that interesting
turns of phrase and associative leaps come to
me much more easily in the evening hours. Indeed,
creativity researchers believe that a relaxed brain,
a brain that is not in the grip of anxiety or blocked by
other psychological barriers, is a more creative brain.
g) Strengthen your backbone and, therefore, confidence in small steps
Start asking small questions. This, in turn, will generate consequential ideas
4) When does socializing make you happier
Socializing is important since we all are social creatures
Tolerance for stimulation is one of the biggest differences
between introverts and extroverts. Extroverts simply need more stimulation — social and otherwise — than introverts do. Research suggests that acting falsely extroverted can lead to stress, burnout, and cardiovascular disease.
Ways to spend time:
• Read books
• Enter a state of “flow” by doing work or a hobby that you love
• Keep an informal system of quota of how many times you plan to go out to social events
• Have meaningful conversations
• Shower time and affection on the people you love
5) How Do Teachers Feel about Their Quiet Students ?
Schools should stop developing a one-size-fits-all approach of dealing with all the students.
6) How to Parent Sensitive (Orchid) Children
Parents should provide an environment for their children to flourish
7) public speaking for introverts
Malcom Gladwell (introvert) rehearses every word of his speech.
He said, “Speaking is not an act of extroversion,” he says. “People think it is. It has nothing to do with extroversion. It’s a performance, and many performers are hugely introverted.”
8) how personality matures with time
Does personality change over time? Yes and no
Studies show that the personality of a 70-yearold
can be predicted with remarkable accuracy
from early adulthood on. Despite the variety of
situations that we experience in a lifetime — all of
them influencing who we are and how we grow —
our core traits tend to remain constant. It’s not that
our personalities don’t evolve — for example, many
introverts report feeling more socially confident and
graceful as they mature — but we tend to stick to
predictable patterns.
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