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At library while reading this book:
Man: What are you reading?
Me: It's a book called Quiet.
Man: Oh, I get your point.
Me: No, it's a book about introverts.
Although I probably should have just let him believe I was shutting him down since he then proceeded to talk to me for way too long. Ironically, Quiet is about introverts defending just such periodic needs to be quiet and alone. 25 to 50% people are introverts in America and Cain talks about how they can survive in a culture where extroverts are lauded. I really enjoyed her journey from explaining how extroversion helped lead to the 2008 financial meltdown (promotion of fast-talking risk-takers who ignored the quiet, warning types), discussion of the popularity of nerds in Asian schools, to personality formation and how introverts can sincerely put on a extrovert mask when required. I had this book checked out for only a short time as it's on demand, so I still want to go back and reread parts and get the statistics and facts more lodged in my head. I would give it 5 stars except every now and then it sounded too much like a 60 minutes report.
Man: What are you reading?
Me: It's a book called Quiet.
Man: Oh, I get your point.
Me: No, it's a book about introverts.
Although I probably should have just let him believe I was shutting him down since he then proceeded to talk to me for way too long. Ironically, Quiet is about introverts defending just such periodic needs to be quiet and alone. 25 to 50% people are introverts in America and Cain talks about how they can survive in a culture where extroverts are lauded. I really enjoyed her journey from explaining how extroversion helped lead to the 2008 financial meltdown (promotion of fast-talking risk-takers who ignored the quiet, warning types), discussion of the popularity of nerds in Asian schools, to personality formation and how introverts can sincerely put on a extrovert mask when required. I had this book checked out for only a short time as it's on demand, so I still want to go back and reread parts and get the statistics and facts more lodged in my head. I would give it 5 stars except every now and then it sounded too much like a 60 minutes report.