Marti Olsen Laney
Marti Olsen Laney, Psy.D., is a researcher, educator, author, and psychotherapist. One of America's foremost authorities on introversion, she speaks and leads workshops on the topic in the United States and Canada. She and her extroverted husband have two grown daughters and four grandchildren....
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Marti Olsen Laney, Psy.D., is a researcher, educator, author, and psychotherapist. One of America's foremost authorities on introversion, she speaks and leads workshops on the topic in the United States and Canada. She and her extroverted husband have two grown daughters and four grandchildren. They live in Portland, Oregon.
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2 - 2.5 starsIt was an interesting read and some of the scientific aspects of the introvert temperament, brain chemistry and physical characteristics, were very interesting and new to me. But a great deal of the social aspect I was either already more than familiar with or disagreed with some of the...
3.5/5; 4 stars; B+I would highly recommend this book to a young person who has never had a chance to learn how this aspect of their temperament shapes a lot of their experiences in their personal and professional lives. I really enjoyed the first part of the book where Dr. Laney talks about what i...
Everyone needs to read this book. It would make the world a better place if everyone knew about this introvert/extrovert stuff. Really, go read it. If you're thinking it's a bit long for something you might not have a big interest in - don't. It is a bit long, but you definitely don't have to read i...
This book provides a very good overview of what is, and is not, considered introversion. Introverts think differently than extroverts. Introverts take time to think before they act. Introversion is healthy and normal, but not well understood by non-introverts. Introverts are less common than ext...
I'm somewhere between E and I on the spectrum, and I have friends at both extreme ends, so I thought this would be an interesting and valuable book. I hoped it would, more like. But alas, it was not. The author lost me along about the time she started prattling on about "Hap Hits" which are things t...
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