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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardback)
Short Description for QuietThe introvert/extrovert divide is the most fundamental dimension of personality. And at least a third of us are on the introverted side. Introverts feel reproached for being the way they are. The author shows how the brain chemistry of introverts and extroverts differ and how society misunderstands and undervalues introverts.
Full description- Publisher: VIKING
- Published: 29 March 2012
- Format: Hardback 352 pages
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- Categories: Social, Group Or Collective Psychology | Self, Ego, Identity, Personality | Popular Psychology
- ISBN 13: 9780670916757 ISBN 10: 0670916757
- Sales rank: 17,943
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Full description for Quiet
Our lives are driven by a fact that most of us can't name and don't understand. It defines who our friends and lovers are, which careers we choose, and whether we blush when we're embarrassed. That fact is whether we're an introvert or an extrovert. The introvert/extrovert divide is the most fundamental dimension of personality. And at least a third of us are on the introverted side. Some of the world's most talented people are introverts. Without them we wouldn't have the Apple computer, the theory of relativity and Van Gogh's sunflowers. Yet extroverts have taken over. Shyness, sensitivity and seriousness are often seen as being negative. Introverts feel reproached for being the way they are. In "Quiet", Susan Cain shows how the brain chemistry of introverts and extroverts differs, and how society misunderstands and undervalues introverts. She gives introverts the tools to better understand themselves and take full advantage of their strengths. Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with real stories, "Quiet" will permanently change how we see introverts - and how you see yourself.
