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bvilushis's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
greg_m's review against another edition
5.0
Susan Cain waxes poetic about the values of existing in an extroverted Western culture. She uses a plethora of reseach, both from literature and from the personal experiences she subjects herself to for the sake of writing this book. It was interesting to see how many examples she came up with that seemed to suggest that introvers were more creative, they could be more effective leaders given the right environment, they had a stronger grip on delayed gratification and a lower "reward-sensitivity." They are called "high-reactives," or "highly-sensitive;" both of these terms seem to stem from the observation that those with the most active amygdalas were most likely to be introverted. She discussed in length an amazing amount of material concerning the neurochemistry/neurobiology behind the differences between the temperments. A notable example was the ARAS (ascending reticular activating system) that controls the level of stimulations we recieve by regulating how much sensory information we take in. How cool is that? Apparently, an introvert can act like an extrovert by virtue of the Fair Trait Agreement: one has the ability to act completely out of character, convincingly so, if ti supports one's "core personal projects." Again, how cool is that? Reading this book equipped me to live a life that is better suited to myself.
Some critical implementations from this book are taking time to think out responses/arguements; learn to balance my stimulation levels in ways that benefit my pace; and take more pleasure in the auto-didact in me by letting myself enter a state of flow and practicing "deliberate practice." This is the kind of progress you make by self-assessment and revision so that each attempt is better than the last. I also should take care to recognize that I, nor anyone else, need live by the Extrovert Ideal.
Some critical implementations from this book are taking time to think out responses/arguements; learn to balance my stimulation levels in ways that benefit my pace; and take more pleasure in the auto-didact in me by letting myself enter a state of flow and practicing "deliberate practice." This is the kind of progress you make by self-assessment and revision so that each attempt is better than the last. I also should take care to recognize that I, nor anyone else, need live by the Extrovert Ideal.
signorponza's review against another edition
5.0
Hai presente quando si dice dell’importanza di sentirsi rappresentati e potersi riconoscere nelle storie (non solo nei libri, ma anche in tv, al cinema, ecc…)? Ecco, per me questo libro fin dalle prime pagine ha significato esattamente quella cosa lì. Parla delle persone introverse e di quanto spesso ci si senta fuori posto perché, di fatto, il mondo contemporaneo è disegnato quasi esclusivamente su misura degli estroversi. Ne parla raccontando esempi e aneddoti, ma anche e soprattutto basandosi su ricerche e studi condotti negli ultimi anni. Credo sia un saggio estremamente interessante, non solo per chi si posiziona maggiormente sul versante degli introversi, ma anche per chi si colloca nel lato opposto: serve a capire meglio le persone che si hanno attorno, nella vita privata ma anche nei contesti lavorativi. Il capitolo finale è inoltre dedicato a chi ha a che fare con bambini e bambine (genitori, ma anche insegnanti) e spiega come rapportarsi al meglio con loro e creare condizioni affinché tuttə possano esprimere al meglio il loro potenziale.
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snoflus's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Veldig lærerik og interessant bok. Litt varierende hvor relaterbart hvert kapittel var til eget liv, men stort sett veldig nyttig.
lilyloveslit's review against another edition
4.0
If I could've given half stars, I would've probably rated this 4.5 - but since I can't, I settled on 4. I kind of hated this book at first. I found myself saying in my head that it could've been summarized in an NPR article or a lengthy blog post. Being a fellow introvert, I've read a lot about it, and I wasn't getting anything new or especially enlightening. But I kept going because I don't usually ever quit a book before finishing it. And I'm glad I did. It was very insightful and validating. I had a ton of aha moments and I loved, loved, LOVED the chapter on the differences between Asian and American cultures with respect to introversion and extroversion. I loved learning about sensitivity types, the chapter on being married to someone on the opposite side of the spectrum, and raising an intro. I recommend this book to everyone. Primarily extroverts. Good read; will likely buy so I can read it again down the road.