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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
informative
challenging
informative
slow-paced
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
reflective
The world has changed a lot since this book was written. It relies heavily on a negative perception of “introversion” that I’ve never experienced, as a self-proclaimed introvert. And the experiences it lays out make me question that notion.
Chapter 6 is where I finally started to relate to the studies she referenced. The ideas of sensitivity really resonate with me. Perhaps I’m just shy and sensitive.
I also liked the parts toward the end that discussed relationship dynamics between introverted and extroverted people from childhood on.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
If you’re an introvert, you’ll see yourself in this book and learn things about yourself.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Some useful tips and information about managing personality and the strengths each have.
The use of pronouns when talking about imagined situations would sometime be she, sometimes he and sometimes she/he. Would have preferred the use of they more often as it took me out of the information often.
The use of pronouns when talking about imagined situations would sometime be she, sometimes he and sometimes she/he. Would have preferred the use of they more often as it took me out of the information often.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
This book was shallower than I had hoped. Maybe it's because I have already done a fair amount reading about introversion and high sensitivity, but not many of the ideas in this book were new to me, although I was still happy to find of smattering of facts I didn't know, or angles I hadn't considered.
As a broad survey of introversion, the author does a great job - it's readable but doesn't skimp too much on science and detail. And it is nice to see introvert myths debunked in a more mainstream-accessible book. I think probably the best part is how much 'actionable' stuff is in there - practical ways to help yourself and people in your life, whether you're an introvert or not.
As a broad survey of introversion, the author does a great job - it's readable but doesn't skimp too much on science and detail. And it is nice to see introvert myths debunked in a more mainstream-accessible book. I think probably the best part is how much 'actionable' stuff is in there - practical ways to help yourself and people in your life, whether you're an introvert or not.
The conclusion was a joke. How do you sum up eleven chapters of information in three pages? It takes a page so sum up and conclude a ten page paper. Also I had problems with the chapter on childhood and how the author would bounce back and forth between male and female pronouns instead of just using they/them/their. Also if I read the phrase "at first blush" once more I was going to toss the book out of a window.
I've recommended this book to introverted clients and they've all really benefitted. So many people feel less than because they are introverts. It is a "paradigm shift" for some.