Good book on introverts, extroverts and ambiverts because you can't categorize a person 100/100 but you discover through many topics, many experiences even among the most illustrious (politics, leaders, actors, many in the creative field and especially writing). (3) Not calling them "shy"—they'll believe the label and experience their nervousness as a fixed trait rather than an emotion they can learn to control. On the other hand, it is important to note that the greatest number of leaders is found among introverts, that the author's popularized presentation has a scientific basis in cognition or epigenetics and that she does not talk about it but uses it in substance. It's ok if you need to hide away from people in order to recharge your batteries. 11. I am an extrovert with three (out of 4) introverted children. Here you will find the key concepts and important details from each chapter boiled down into a clear, concise, enjoyable read. Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and W… "—Wall Street Journal, "An intriguing and potentially life-altering examination of the human psyche that is sure to benefit both introverts and extroverts alike. I think that many introverts will discover that, even though they didn't know it, they have been waiting for this book all their lives. If you’re not an introvert yourself, you are surely raising, managing, married to, or coupled with one.If these statistics surprise you, that’s probably because so many people pretend to be extroverts. My eldest child probably suffered because I truly did not understand how he functioned as an introvert. —ROSABETH MOSS KANTER, Harvard Business School professor, author of Confidence and SuperCorp "Memo to all you glad-handing, back-slapping, brainstorming masters of the universe out there: Stop networking and talking for a minute and read this book. This was a really well done example of a young reader edition -- rather than talking down to readers or only highlighting the "easy" stuff from the adult version of the book, Cain tailors her book toward teenagers. Introverts living under the Extrovert Ideal are like women in a man’s world, discounted because of a trait that goes to the core of who they are. 8. You're not; you're hearing from the most vocally assertive people. --(Elaine Aron, author of The Highly Sensitive Person Talkative people, for example, are rated as smarter, better- looking, more interesting, and more desirable as friends. --(Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth A startling, important and readable page-turner that will make quiet people see themselves in a whole new light." America once embodied what the cultural historian Warren Susman called a "Culture of Character," which valued inner strength, integrity, and the good deeds you performed when no one was looking. "—Booklist, "In this well-written, unusually thoughtful book, Cain encourages solitude seekers to see themselves anew: not as wallflowers but as powerful forces to be reckoned with. Some of the examples were a bit repetitive -- and by the end of the book I was kind of tuning it out (it was in audiobook form) because I'd heard it before. Interesting and insightful read. Cain’s intelligence, respect for research, and vibrant prose put Quiet in an elite class with the best books from Malcolm Gladwell, Daniel Pink, and other masters of psychological non-fiction.”—Teresa Amabile, Professor, Harvard Business School, and coauthor of The Progress Principle, “An intriguing and potentially life-altering examination of the human psyche that is sure to benefit both introverts and extroverts alike.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Cain gives excellent portraits of a number of introverts and shatters misconceptions. Why is the world set up for loud know-it-alls? Quiet is an engaging and insightful look into the hearts and minds of those who change the world instead of tweeting about it.”—DANIEL GILBERT, professor of psychology, Harvard University, author of Stumbling on Happiness. She worked as a corporate lawyer and then a negotiations consultant before deciding to write Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. 86% on the MBTI scale, if anyone is asking. Although they are often labeled "quiet," it is to introverts that we owe many of the great contributions to society−from van Gogh’s sunflowers to the invention of the personal computer.Passionately argued, impressively researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet shows how dramatically we undervalue introverts, and how much we lose in doing so.