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spiritedrinoa 's review for:
reflective
medium-paced
Quiet explores research about introversion and extroversion, the biological aspects, and the ways in which people can work with - rather than against - their own social preferences. I also appreciated how Cain also looked beyond just a Western culture lens, where extroversion is often treated as the gold standard.
I found a lot of this book highly relatable in the ways that I navigate the world as an extreme introvert, with some insights around why/how I'm able to present as an extrovert in some situations (e.g., co-workers are often surprised when I describe myself as an introvert).
The book offered additional insights that I found helpful - for me, it's always been a pain point when I'm asked to present on a topic - even one that I know incredibly well, as I'm not good at speaking on the fly, but I also hate feeling like I'm reading from a script when I'm presenting something. Recognizing that this may be less a "shortcoming" of mine, and may be more a reflection of my communication style overall helps me look at this barrier and how to improve on this in a very different way.
One thing that I wished had been included on this was a section that I felt was overlooked towards the end when speaking about parent/child personality match/mis-match. Cain discusses extroverted parents/introverted child and introverted parent/introverted child, but fails to look at the dynamic of an introverted parent/extroverted child.
I found a lot of this book highly relatable in the ways that I navigate the world as an extreme introvert, with some insights around why/how I'm able to present as an extrovert in some situations (e.g., co-workers are often surprised when I describe myself as an introvert).
The book offered additional insights that I found helpful - for me, it's always been a pain point when I'm asked to present on a topic - even one that I know incredibly well, as I'm not good at speaking on the fly, but I also hate feeling like I'm reading from a script when I'm presenting something. Recognizing that this may be less a "shortcoming" of mine, and may be more a reflection of my communication style overall helps me look at this barrier and how to improve on this in a very different way.
One thing that I wished had been included on this was a section that I felt was overlooked towards the end when speaking about parent/child personality match/mis-match. Cain discusses extroverted parents/introverted child and introverted parent/introverted child, but fails to look at the dynamic of an introverted parent/extroverted child.