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Quiet People Need More Acceptance In Our World

by Jill Harris

August 13, 2012

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About one third to one half of our world is made up of introverted people. In Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking Susan Cain explains what introverts are and what they are not, while also explaining the traits of extroverts in comparison. She helps readers understand how to better include introverts in places such as workplaces and schools by showing them ways they can be opened up and participate more, to include them more often in our virtually extroverted world. The book starts out with a story about Rosa Parks. She is described as a quiet, introverted person who made a huge difference in our country by using her quiet voice to speak up at the right time and in the right way. Many more stories and studies are shared throughout this book about other “quiet” people, people who have made a difference in our world.

What really got my attention in this book is that introverts tend to be sensitive people, although not all of them are. Other important points were that introverted people usually need to take small steps in participating with social groups (arrive early at parties to find their “space” instead of arriving later and trying to find their “space” in the group), over-arousal causes introverts to feel that they have had enough and would like to be free from the situation, under-arousal causes extroverts to feel restless, sluggish like they want to get out of the house, loud noises bother introverts more than extroverts, sometimes causing them not to perform as well, while quiet conditions tend to make extroverts bored. We need reflection in our world and introverts are often very good at that because they are often inward “thinkers”. At the same time, we also need extroverts in our world because they are often the people that are experts at being in front of people to present ideas and information. There are also some introverts in our world who are actually disguising themselves to be extroverts, causing those people to feel drained more often than they would if they were not disguising themselves.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Waterbrook Multomah through their blogger’s book review program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.