Quiet by Susan Cain

 

 The world is made up of two types of people. They are introverts and extroverts. About one third of the population is an introvert. There is nothing wrong with that. It is the introvert who thinks through the problem and gets it fixed. The extrovert is in motion and may not, unless he is a mix, slow down enough to realize  the pleasure of slowing down and smelling the roses.

     This book has the subtitle of -- The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. It has been in print now for a decade. I mention it because it is a good study and well written.. It is not a text book so the general reader will not get lost in the reading.

       Cain opens with an introduction concerning the layout of introversion and extroversion. I recommend you don't skip it. She sections it into four parts. In the first she covers the myth of  charismatic leadership. In  the second she  looks at the biology asking if the temperament is destiny.

        A short third section, which is only one chapter in length,  wants to know if all cultures have an idea of extroversion.  And we end up in the fourth section looking at extroversion and introversion in love and work situations. 

       Cain is an introvert and contends that the introvert is vastly underrated. Personality traits exist and they are shaping our lives in profound ways.

       This 352 page book has  a study guide at the end for those who wish to use this in a discussion group.

        The book is published by Crown Publishers (Random House) and can be found at Barnes & Noble, Amazon (Kindle) , and Audio Books. Your local library should have a copy for you to check out. 

    

Quiet by Susan Cain

    

It is not easy being an introvert living in a world geared to extroverts.  Introvert get the bad end of the stick when it comes to opportunities. They are thought of as slow and somewhat uninterested in events around them

 That is not a fair estimate. One third to one half of the people we know fall under the umbrella of introvert, according to Cain..

 What Cain has done is give us a gentle study of the issue. In her  first  part of the book  she surveys the extrovert universe. In the next three parts she examines the introvert and the ways he can navigate in the world surrounding him.

 This is a psychological study using the behavioral lens.

This is a very interesting book .Psychology is one of my interests. People and the ways they behave help display the image of the Almighty God to the world. How we react and blend is very important. 

 Each part held together as the introvert and the extrovert were examined  in a very understandable manner. It is a book for the thinker and for the college student

I would recommend this  to the college class room.
I have received this book free from the publisher as a online blogger for WaterBrook Multinonah Publishing Group . I was not required to give a positive review. The views expressed are mine and do not reflect those of the publisher.