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    Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
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    Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
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    Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

    By Laurie Helgoe

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    About this ebook

    "If you have introvert inclinations and are doubting yourself, this is a must read. Or if you know someone who exhibits introvert symptoms, read this book before calling the shrink."
    - Bhante Yogavacara Rahula, author of One Night's Shelter: An Autobiography of an American Buddhist Monk

    EMBRACE THE POWER INSIDE YOU
    Are you an introvert? Psychologist and introvert Laurie Helgoe reveals that more than half of all Americans are. Introverts gain energy and power through reflection and solitude. Our culture, however, is geared toward the extrovert. The pressure to enjoy parties, chatter, and interactions can lead people to think that an inward orientation is a problem instead of an opportunity.

    Helgoe shows that the exact opposite is true: Introverts can capitalize on this inner source of power. INTROVERT POWER is a groundbreaking call for an introvert renaissance, a blueprint for how introverts can take full advantage of this hidden strength in daily life. Supplemented by the voices of several introverts, Helgoe presents a startling look at introvert numbers, influence, and economic might.

    Revolutionary and invaluable, INTROVERT POWER includes ideas for how introverts can learn to:

    • Claim private space
    • Carve out time to think
    • Bring a slower tempo into daily life
    • Create breaks in conversation and relationships
    • Deal effectively with parties, interruptions, and crowds

    QUIET IS MIGHT. SOLITUDE IS STRENGTH. INTROVERSION IS POWER.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSourcebooks
    Release dateJul 1, 2008
    ISBN9781402234323
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    • 4/5
      Attracted by the title I anticipated a light-hearted read. It is so much more! I found myself truly moved by some of her insights in a way that has helped me emotionally and spiritually.
    • 5/5
      Laurie Helgoe has a PhD in psychology, is an introvert from a family of 10 children, and married an extrovert and had two children. So through her own experiences she definitely learned strategies for remaining true to one's introvert self in more extroverted settings and when dealing with extroverted people.In Introvert Power Laurie Helgoe puts to rest all the arguments propagated by extroverts that introverts are unhappy, depressed, mentally ill, dumb, or somehow inferior by showing that these are just expectations of the talkative, loud extroverts that get more attention in society. These extroverts, by the way, do not even make up the majority in society as introverts make up a little more than half of society at 57%. Us in the 57% just aren't as talkative and as loud as those in the 43% so our demands for a society to be quieter and more slow-paced gets overshadowed. This book is very true to its title. Laurie Helgoe really does make the introverted reader feel that we introverts have more power in ourselves than we realize. She energized me and made me feel invigorated and proud to be an introvert. I plan to start implementing the practical advice she gives about remaining introverted even in conversations, at work, at parties, etc. I have read Marti Olsen Laney's The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child and LOVED it, but I read it years ago, so I can't comment on specifics to compare it to the Helgoe book. But I definitely think the Helgoe book could apply to introverts of any age. I also think Introvert Power would be a great read for any extroverts looking to understand their introverted family members or friends.I cannot recommend this book enough.
    • 5/5
      This book could not be more spot-on. It is accurate, funny, warm and detailed. I much appreciated the encouragement and positivity within this book. As a fellow introvert myself I loved the contemplative nature of this book that was partnered with facts and humor, too. You will gain much from this book whatever your personality type!
    • 4/5
      This book is good for any introvert. Helgoe's approach is informative as well as written in a manner to encourage personal growth. The best thing about the book is that she encourages balance between extroverts and introverts.
    • 5/5
      granted, i may be biased in my full 5 star rating, but i really loved this book...mostly b/c i could relate to it and see that others feel the same way. i wouldn't say that i agreed 100% with everything, but it did give me a lot of insight to myself and people in general. there are a lot of explanations of the differences b/t introverts and extroverts, including how each is energized, and each group's idea of fun. it's a quick read that anyone could benefit from if one is interested in understanding people.
    • 3/5
      As an avowed introvert, the book appealed to me. Scientific evidence is slim, and we end up with primarily a selfh help book intending to make you feel good if you are an introvert. Don't chagrin...it's all good. Well, Helgoe's points were generally valid, sometimes enlightening, but i was disappointed by the self-help tone of the book I wasnted something firmer.
    • 4/5
      This is a very insightful and empowering read for an introvert (and it would probably be an enlightening one for the extroverts who are close to us). I was relieved to see myself in several of the scenarios Helgoe offers (e.g., wanting to leave parties early, preferring to work, rather than chat, while I'm at work, being energized by ideas and alone time, etc.), and to be reassured that this is in no way abnormal--that, in fact, more than half of us are introverts. Probably the most valuable part of the book is Helgoe's discussion of "the extrovert assumption" in American society. She argues convincingly that extroversion is what we value--and see--in our society, and how that can make you feel like a weirdo if you don't happen to enjoy small talk and meeting new people. Good stuff to know.