Introvert power
Subtitle: why your inner life is your hidden strength
By: Laurie Helgoe
Edition: Second edition.
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781402280887
Subjects: Introverts; Introversion
Description: America is reportedly a nation of extroverts, but the latest research shows that more than half of Americans are in fact introverts. In a time when introversion is hot, Introvert Power is a valuable self-help book for introverts, treating introversion not as a hurdle to overcome but a personal attribute to embrace.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-280) and index.
Table of contents: title: PART I : ANTISOCIAL, WEIRD, OR DISPLACED?; title: The mistaken identity; title: Alone is not a four-letter word; title: Becoming an alien; title: "Anyone else IN?"; title: The get-happier mandate. PART II : THE INTROVERT'S WISH LIST; title: Meditating with the majority : the introverted society; title: A room of your own; title: The time to think; title: The right to retreat; title: The freedom of a Flaneur; title: Inroads to intimacy. PART III : STANDING STILL IN A LOUD WORLD; title: The conversation conundrum; title: The anti-party guide; title: Why did I want to work with people?; title: The downside to self-containment; title: Showing up for relationships. PART IV : OUTING THE INTROVERT; title: From apology to acceptance- and beyond; title: Celebrating introversion; title: Expressing what's in there; title: Moshing on your own terms; title: Introvert power.