So incredibly and painfully boring. I didn't feel I learned anything new or interesting about introverts. It gave me the feeling that it was geared towards business people more than anyone else. Also, I felt this book was composed of many case studies and not that many self-help tips. It's my fault,...
Quiet kicks off with the tale of Rosa Parks. The author imagined – and maybe I did too – that Miss Parks was a stately woman with a bold personality who could stand off against a bus full of people, an irate driver, and the police, and win – but she wasn't. She was small, and quiet, and tired, and s...
I've always known I'm an off-the-chart introvert, but I've spent my life being told "No way! You are totally extroverted!" by my employers, so I wanted to learn more about the dynamics of introvert vs. extrovert. This is a great book. As I've said, I've always known I'm an introvert, but I had no ...
Shy, anti-social, withdrawn, snobby, disinterested, unintelligent – any introvert has heard at least one of these words used to describe himself at some point in time in his life. In our appearance-fascinated society, introversion is seen as a negative attribute. Yet, plenty of introverts have gone ...