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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
Loved it! As an introvert, it really made sense to me and in a way, validates the differences between introverts and extroverts. The world doesn't need to be dominated by extroverts and introverts can be excellent leaders and successful in what is typically thought of as an extrovert's role.
I wish my teachers had known better how to encourage me. I wish my classmates had understood that I liked being quiet. With my teachers and peers always telling me I didn't talk loud enough and telling me "You should talk more. Why don't you talk?" I felt like there was something wrong with me.
Sometimes I still feel like there's something wrong with me, when too much sensory input makes me feel like I'm going to die. Even though I'm married to a man who I know loves me, I still feel uncomfortable with my personality. But this book helped me realize that sensitivity isn't a handicap. Being loud isn't a requirement. If I am better at writing than speaking, then that's just how I am. It's not wrong to be quiet, thoughtful, and artistic. The world needs a balance of loud people and quiet people. Quick people and cautious people. We all belong.
This book put me in a different mindset about myself. I think I can better understand who I am, who I can be, and who I want to be.
Sometimes I still feel like there's something wrong with me, when too much sensory input makes me feel like I'm going to die. Even though I'm married to a man who I know loves me, I still feel uncomfortable with my personality. But this book helped me realize that sensitivity isn't a handicap. Being loud isn't a requirement. If I am better at writing than speaking, then that's just how I am. It's not wrong to be quiet, thoughtful, and artistic. The world needs a balance of loud people and quiet people. Quick people and cautious people. We all belong.
This book put me in a different mindset about myself. I think I can better understand who I am, who I can be, and who I want to be.
I heard Susan Cain speak before I read this book and I was captivated by her. She is soft spoken yet totally commands the room. I was excited to receive a copy of her book as a door prize. That said, the book was interesting but underwhelming compared to seeing her in person. I found myself nodding along and relating to a lot of it, and was interested to read about specific examples of introverts finding their "voice." But some of the research was hard to get through. One minor pet peeve: multiple time she would bring up a topic and then say "(more on that in Chapter 7)". I'm already reading the book - I don't need a teaser!
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
I appreciate that this was strongly based in established research. I learned some new things about myself and how I move through the world. There was a lot of 'teaching' the reader how to cope & thrive as an introvert. That wasn't helpful because those are things I learned decades ago to survive. But for people who don't know they need them, look here.
Haiku
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To be seen like this
Fascinating histories
Poignant descriptions
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Inner sanctums breathe
Gregarious folks forget
An open mind thrives
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Perspectives may tilt
Fondly by a lamplight glow
Balance is nature
4.5 stars
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(5 stars for the 1st half+ and maybe 3.5 for some of the later chapters)
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To be seen like this
Fascinating histories
Poignant descriptions
.
.
.
Inner sanctums breathe
Gregarious folks forget
An open mind thrives
.
.
.
Perspectives may tilt
Fondly by a lamplight glow
Balance is nature
4.5 stars
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(5 stars for the 1st half+ and maybe 3.5 for some of the later chapters)
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Introverts who read Quiet will see themselves over, and over again. Extroverts who read Quiet will understand, and possibly value more fully, a part of the population that must appear foreign to them. I will refer to this book many times in the future, because it highlighted both the difficulties and the positive aspects of being an introvert. Each reader will take away something of value.