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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. A very refreshingly humorous book (if I may use that term). This book has a very light way of dealing with the issues of introversion compared to the other sombre books that I have read on the subject matter. Sophia teaches introverts to be proud of their introversion. I especially like her humour. Some of the tidbits I really enjoyed were: "We didn't know that you were an introvert. We simply thought you were a bitch" and how introverts can use "diarrhoea" as an excuse to leave a boring extrovertish party. I also had a good laugh and thoroughly enjoyed myself. Sophia deals with almost all of the issues that plague introverts including the need to make friends, partying, raising introvert children, working in a "privacy sucking cubicle", exercising, etc. She also dismisses some of the very important claims of psychologists that introverts seem to be less happy than extroverts. The problem with these kinds of claims being that extroverts are likely to choose extreme answers. This means that if an extrovert is happy, she is likely to circle 5 on a scale of 1-5 whereas if this is true of an introvert, she is likely to circle 3 or 4 NOT because she is less happy but because she is very likely to choose a balanced answer. I also like the Irish bits of the book especially how extroverts party when they go weeeeeeeee.... Some reviewers are quick to jump and compare this book to Susan Cain's Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking". I feel that this is a bit unfair. I believe that we, introverts, should support each other in expressing our ideas in writing and in Susan Cain's words "support a Quiet Revolution". Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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HTML: For anyone who loved Susan Cain's Quiet, comes this practical manifesto sharing the joys of introversion... This clever and pithy audiobook challenges introverts to take ownership of their personalities...with quiet strength. Sophia Dembling asserts that the introvert's lifestyle is not "wrong" or lacking, as society or extroverts would have us believe. Through a combination of personal insights and psychology, The Introvert's Way helps and encourages introverts to embrace their nature, to respect traits they may have been ashamed of and reframe them as assets. You're not shy; rather, you appreciate the joys of quiet. You're not antisocial; instead, you enjoy recharging through time alone. You're not unfriendly, but you do find more meaning in one-on-one connections than large gatherings. By honoring what makes them unique, this astute and inspiring audiobook challenges introverts to "own" their introversion, igniting a quiet revolution that will change how they see themselves and how they engage with the world. .No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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This book is boring. Dembling writes about introversion almost exclusively from within her own experience of that trait. There's a sprinkling of science, but mostly The Introvert's Way is a memoir of Dembling's own life as an introvert.
Unfortunately, the type of introvert she is happens to be almost the exact opposite from the type of introvert I am. I found some of her writing helpful or recognizable: extraverts do tend to fill in my silence with their own meanings; I hate the telephone; I'm good at public speaking; and what makes any interaction worthwhile is a sense that I'm getting a return on my investment. But most of it...no.
Or maybe my lack of "introvert stupor" has more to do with the fact that my mind, while active and busy, never feels too full or full of noise, like Dembling's. Also unlike Dembling, I love to make decisions: I think quickly and make decisions quickly. (And as she herself quoted Dr. Robert Stelmack: "Speed of cognition is a function of intelligence, not personality. And the two are not highly correlated." So I'm honestly not sure why she kept harping on her slow thinking and decision-making as being an introverted tendency.) And also, I freaking love roller coasters...and even karaoke under the right circumstances, both of which Dembling hates.
This is not the introvert's way. It is an introvert's way. And it's an introvert's way that excludes rather than includes its own audience. It may be helpful for introverts who are really struggling to feel empowered in their tendencies and preferences toward solitude, but for those of us who've already figured out how to establish boundaries and catch a breath in the bathrooms and take a dose of socializing 'cuz it's good for us (even if it tastes bad), there's not much here.
I did appreciate learning about the Cheek and Buss shyness scale and discovering that Jennifer Grimes' work may be worth looking into, but both of those are incidental to the bulk of Dembling's writing. If you're a confident and experienced introvert looking to be inspired, you're better off picking up Susan Cain's Quiet than The Introvert's Way. ( )