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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
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David Rubenstein
Mar 18, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: psychology
Years ago, my division manager at work had everybody in the division take the Meyer Briggs personality test. Then we spent time in a workshop, to understand the implications of our personality types. One of the dimensions of the test is extroversion/introversion (E or I types). This book offers a very satisfying account of what it means to be an introvert. Generally Western cultures admire extroverts, while Asian cultures admire introverts. Both types of personalities offer value to society. Gro ...more
Casey
Although the United States is the most extroverted country in the world, one third to one half of people are introverts. Introverts are often quiet people, the ones who would rather stay in on a weekend than go out to a party, the ones that need to recharge with solitude after giving presentations. Introverts are often deep thinkings and intimate friends, although our society (incorrectly) views them as passive and anti-social. In Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking ...more
Timothy Finucane
Mar 22, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition

Someone has finally written a book about me, or at least that's what reading this book made me feel. This is a well written exploration of those of us who have a more introverted personality and discusses how the current American culture has put an emphasis on those who are more extroverted; and I agree with that premise fully.


Throughout my career and life experience I have always come up against the push to be more outgoing, more like a salesman than the person I really am. Susan Cain describes

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Margie
Nov 05, 2012 rated it it was amazing
I really liked this book. It not only spoke to me, it spoke about me. It was thrilling to discover that introverted does not mean shy. Cain very clearly outlines differences between introversion and other character traits we often associate with it, such as shyness and sensitivity.

I like her writing. I appreciated the balance between research and anecdotes. I would have preferred footnotes to endnotes, but that's a common complaint for me.
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Alissa Thorne
I was disappointed by this book. Perhaps because of hearing so many people rave about it, I had high hopes. But where I had hoped for a deeper understanding of introversions, this book was in essence one long tirade of, "No really, it's okay to be introverted! And being extroverted isn't all that."

Even the definition of introverts in this book was muddled. It conflated the idea of introverts with those who are shy, sensitive, and contemplative. While she readily admits that she is using a broade
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Kathleen (itpdx)
Jul 24, 2014 rated it liked it
Shelves: non-fiction
Cain puts forth much information in support of introverts. She has some good points about the US being extrovert oriented. I read this during the midterm elections 2014. And although, particularly at the state level, there are some introverted policy wonks who manage to get elected, our politicians are almost by definition extroverts. And I agree with her that schools and businesses should make places that are comfortable for everyone especially if they wish to access the talents of all people. ...more
taylor
Jan 04, 2013 rated it it was ok
Value is correlated to actions not discussion. Why does it take 200 pages to say that?
Angela
May 15, 2012 rated it it was ok
This was... okay. Most of it I already knew, and the organization seemed a little disorganized.
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Jan 08, 2012 rated it really liked it
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Oct 16, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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