tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post7630217605355575876..comments2023-10-26T06:56:22.572-04:00Comments on Desktop Retreat: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan CainTrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-25933062762498852862012-03-24T20:22:19.976-04:002012-03-24T20:22:19.976-04:00I so appreciate the work she did with this book. S...I so appreciate the work she did with this book. She left no stone unturned.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-59725114416353663592012-03-24T19:15:12.637-04:002012-03-24T19:15:12.637-04:00I loved this book! I am really enjoying all the di...I loved this book! I am really enjoying all the discussion she has sparked, and yet it still amazes me that there are people who think that being introverted is a pathology and a disadvantage, and try to train you out of your personality! <br /><br />Preferring small groups and limited socializing is my way of interacting as well, and I've had many of the experiences that Cain talks about in this book, as I'm sure you have as well. I liked her evenhanded approach -- as you say, she makes it clear that there is nothing right or wrong about being introverted or extroverted, it's just the way someone is. I'm recommending this one to everyone I know.Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-32473477293338504432012-03-24T13:22:01.043-04:002012-03-24T13:22:01.043-04:00It's funny how slowly things like this take to...It's funny how slowly things like this take to become accepted and recognized parts of the human makeup.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-74830535178368913302012-03-23T21:38:29.768-04:002012-03-23T21:38:29.768-04:00I'm with you all on this! I wish this informat...I'm with you all on this! I wish this information had been around 50 years ago.Shrink to Fithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451314251973264944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-73713072957233332112012-03-23T18:34:01.057-04:002012-03-23T18:34:01.057-04:00Beth - I know! And then to be looked upon with pit...Beth - I know! And then to be looked upon with pity like there's something wrong with being this way. <br /><br />Sam - Yes, it's somehow considered rude to opt out of social activities, isn't it?Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-34477846545484982572012-03-23T17:06:24.722-04:002012-03-23T17:06:24.722-04:00This sounds amazing. I am a fellow introvert, com...This sounds amazing. I am a fellow introvert, comfortable with myself but sick of explaining why I don't always want to be social/go to clubs etc. Society definitely favours the extroverts.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902263795120479801.post-32296177013992814872012-03-23T16:15:44.731-04:002012-03-23T16:15:44.731-04:00I’ve always resented the pressure to be more socia...I’ve always resented the pressure to be more social – why would I make such an effort to be someone I’m not?Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.com