The introvert's way
Subtitle: living a quiet life in a noisy world
By: Sophia Dembling
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: A Perigee book
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780399537691
Subjects: Interpersonal relations; Introverts; Introversion
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introverts Unite -- What Would Jung Say? -- The Great American Racket -- Science Says We’re Not Necessarily Shy -- Born to Be Mild -- Quiet Riot -- Just Intense Enough -- The Slow Train of Thought -- The Internal Flame -- What Quiet Says -- The Fertile Void -- I Like to Watch -- Energy In, Energy Out -- "We Didn’t Know You Were an Introvert, We Thought You Were Just a Bitch" -- Magic Words to Plug Energy Drains -- Introverts Are Not Failed Extroverts -- I Like People, Just Not All People All the Time -- Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call... Well, No, Maybe We Won’t -- We Gotta Fight for Our Right Not to Party -- Loneliness Is a State of Mind -- The Happiness Bias -- Who’s a Narcissist? -- Turning the Extrovert Advantage Upside Down -- The Party Predicament -- The Bathroom and Other Party Survival Skills -- Hell Is a Cocktail Party -- Fact 1: Some People Are Boring. Fact 2: You Are Not Obligated to Listen to Them -- Saying Yes When You Want to Say No (and Vice Versa) -- Extroversion in a Bottle -- There Must Be Fifty Ways to Leave a Party -- Life Through Introvert Eyes -- "It’ll Be Fun!" They Say, But We Beg to Differ -- Fun, Introvert Style -- Friends, "Friends," Acquaintances, and Why Bother? -- The Online Extrovert -- The Happy Noise of Extroversion -- Because They Love You -- Itty-Bitty Introverts -- Love Us, but Leave Us Alone (Sometimes) -- I F#&$ing Hate It When They Say That -- A Team of One -- Introvert Feats of Derring-Do -- First, Leave the House and Other Tips for Making Friends -- Mind Fullness to Mindfulness -- Mistakes Introverts Make -- Affirmations for Introverts -- Middle Ground -- C’mon People Now, Smile on Your Brother.