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Summary: A good book to get you thinking...
Review: I always knew I was an introvert, but I learned a lot from reading this book. Quirks about my personality that I always thought were weird, I found are part of being an introvert. As someone in my 30s looking for a career change, it helped me realize why my past jobs didn't work for me, and what to consider in a new career. The author does talk about herself quite a bit, but it didn't bother me. And while I understand myself much better now, I'm not sure know how to translate that into the real, extroverted world yet. Overall, I'd recommend this book if you want to learn more about being an introvert.
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Summary: Finally, an explanation!
Review: I am so glad that introversion is being explained, not just to people who think introverts are shy or snobbish, but also to me. I have never quite understood why I act the way I do, especially when my behavior is not the social ideal. I feel more free to be myself and not apologize for it. Most authors don't stop to talk about the massive amounts of strengths that introspective people have, rather, they treat it as a condition to be pitied. This has finally given me some closure from all the years of feeling like I had to be someone else.
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Summary: A MUCH NEEDED PERSPECTIVE ON BEING AN INTROVERT.
Review: I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH. THIS BOOK GAVE ME MANY INSIGHTS INTO MY SONS AND MY PERSONALITY. ALSO PRACTICAL ADVICE IS GIVEN AS TO HOW TO "STORE" AND "SPEND" YOUR ENERGY WISELY. I HIGHLY RECOMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE WHO IS OR IS IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH AN "INNIE"!
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Summary: YES, But then on to which type of Introvert are you ?
Review: I like this book. It is an excellent place to start exploring life as an Introvert, or for an Extravert to start trying to understand Intoverts. Author Marti Laney sees Intoversion as a personality type -- a particular collection or pattern of personality traits. Her 30-question quiz scores you on a continuum from Introverted to Extraverted. Yet a limitation shows up here, in that the Intovert prototype in this book is based on the exact combination of traits that the author says she herself possesses as an Introvert, which is actually just one subtype of Introversion. For example, Jungian personality type approaches talk about 8 subtypes of Introverts -- see David Keirsey's book Please Understand Me II for details. Below I will suggest step 2 in the quest for understanding Intoversion, for follow up after reading The Introvert Advantage, by mentioning some books that focus on one or another subtype of Introverts:
Thoughtful--introspective: Solitude by A. Storr
Shy--socially anxious: The Gift of Shyness by A. Avila
Artistic--creative: The Highly Sensitive Person by E. Aron
Worried: The Positive Power of Negative Thinking by J. Norem
Lonely--isolated: Just Your Type by P. Tieger
Loner--alone by preference: Party of One by A. Rufus
Low Energy: High Energy Living by R. Cooper
Literary--observer: Jane Austen, The Complete Novels
Different books for different introverts. As Carl Jung said, each individual is ultimately a unique crystal, but type theories can be helpful for navigating social life.
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Summary: YES, But then on to which type of Introvert are you ?
Review: I like this book. It is an excellent place to start exploring life as an Introvert, or for an Extravert to start trying to understand Introverts. Author Marti Laney sees Introversion as a personality type -- a particular collection or pattern of personality traits. Her 30-question quiz scores you on a continuum from Introverted to Extraverted. Yet a limitation shows up here, in that the Introvert prototype in this book is based on the exact combination of traits that the author says she herself possesses as an Introvert, which is actually just one subtype of Introversion. For example, Jungian personality type approaches talk about 8 subtypes of Introverts -- see David Keirsey's book Please Understand Me II for details. Below I will suggest step 2 in the quest for understanding Introversion, for follow up after reading The Introvert Advantage, by mentioning some books that focus on one or another subtype of Introverts:
Thoughtful--introspective: Solitude by A. Storr
Shy--socially anxious: The Gift of Shyness by A. Avila
Artistic--creative: The Highly Sensitive Person by E. Aron
Worried: The Positive Power of Negative Thinking by J. Norem
Lonely--isolated: Just Your Type by P. Tieger
Loner--alone by preference: Party of One by A. Rufus
Low Energy: High Energy Living by R. Cooper
Literary--observer: Jane Austen, The Complete Novels
Different books for different introverts. As Carl Jung said, each individual is ultimately a unique crystal, but type theories can be helpful for navigating social life.
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Summary: Worth it
Review: I picked this book up in the store and as soon as I opened it I knew I had to read it. It has the kind of information that leads you to insights you wish you had made long ago. Read this if people complain you live in your head too much. you'll finally be able to answer them.
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Summary: Attention all introverts...read this book!
Review: I read through her book recently and it is a great confirmation that we introverts have valuable contributions to the world. We are not "wrong", just different. Very empowering, very encouraging. Finally, we can see our unique gifts for what they are, gifts, to ourselves and to the world. I sat in on a lecture with her recently. She is spot on accurate. Based on feedback from other readers, she is considering writing the next book to take it to the next level. That is, of applying introvert theory to relationships and career choice. Hooray! Be sure to check out her website and take part in the online discussion forum. If you get a chance to hear her in person, do it! She is very informative and entertaining. It's about time us introverts finally have a voice of recognition in this world. For too long we have believed the world that we are inferior, and should try to remake ourselves into extroverts.
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Summary: Very Enlightening Read!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. Within a few pages, I recognized myself as a true introvert. Hearing the author describe characteristics of myself that I once thought were abnormal and reiterating that 25% of the population shares these traits with me was very exciting. After a life of trying to understand myself, this book was a blessing. I recommend it highly.
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Summary: rehash rehash rehash!
Review: i saw this book at a book store and picked it up after reading the intro. great intro, btw. i bought it on amazon later, and when it arrived i started reading it. why does she repeat herself OVER and OVER again?
it's very annoying! she introduces an idea and just when you think she's done, she's saying the same thing AGAIN. the actual amount of content in the book isn't all that great. it only has the number of pages that it has because of its repetitive nature. the book should fit in half the number of pages that it has. also, the book feels like a good college research paper. she's done research and managed to pull together some info and slapped it into a book. there doesn't really seem to be much original idea in it. it's horrible.
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Summary: very insightful!
Review: I think this is a great book... the author uses really good stories to illustrate the points she is trying to make... if you're an introvert, it's really easy to apply this book to your own characteristics and identify with what she is writing about. There are so many extroverted people I know who I wish would read this book!
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