tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post3130179848376581095..comments2023-10-10T03:58:32.375-07:00Comments on Fingers & Prose: Quiet by Susan CainMelodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-82953386510978763192012-09-06T15:20:36.929-07:002012-09-06T15:20:36.929-07:00I'm always wondering how people manage to get ...I'm always wondering how people manage to get work done in open office environments - I know I wouldn't be able to! <br /><br />I did like that she emphasized that you should work with what you've got & be yourself. I just came off a week-long event that was full-on extroversion the whole time, (which in past years has always been quite stressful for me,) but I found it quite easy to handle with my new perspective thanks to this book. Having no guilt about needing to plan for some quiet time is refreshing.<br /><br />I, too, come out as the extrovert in a group of introverts! Isn't that an interesting idea to ponder...Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-22938066485092702862012-09-03T09:49:46.023-07:002012-09-03T09:49:46.023-07:00Hi Melody,
I read this book last year but never wr...Hi Melody,<br />I read this book last year but never wrote about it. I did recommend it to several friends and co-workers, all of whom read it and liked it too.<br />An interesting section to me was the one about the trend in business to move toward an "open office" environment, with lots of cubicles to foster 'team building' and 'mentoring' among employees. My company recently went to this approach. As someone who used to have his own office, I wasn't too happy about it. Still am not, but my boss and his boss also had to move to a cubicle so I'm not likely to ever have an office under this policy. I work better in a "quiet zone." Oh, well...<br />I also liked in this book that Susan Cain seems to enthusiastically endorse the idea of being happy with oneself, no matter which end of the introvert/extrovert spectrum you fall under. I.e. don't, as an introvert, feel you have to become an extrovert (or pretend to). Just be yourself.<br />I mentioned last year in a comment on Susan's Cain blog that, in activities or gatherings of all introverts, the people involved sort of form a new hierarchy/pecking order with the least introverted subconsciously taking on the traditional extrovert roles in group activity. She liked that observation. & I experienced this myself (as a "high-functioning nerd") when I used to travel with other friends & compete in chess tournaments (Nerd Alert!) around the country. As the least introverted (usually) I ended up the de facto extrovert in our group. :-)<br />-JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-50177500581371365732012-08-25T17:21:05.371-07:002012-08-25T17:21:05.371-07:00I'll never forget the decibel level of that di...I'll never forget the decibel level of that dinner! :-) Robinhttp://www.knittinpeace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-79176881430002699272012-08-25T17:07:14.572-07:002012-08-25T17:07:14.572-07:00How funny! I'm heading over to check it out. ...How funny! I'm heading over to check it out. It was your fault I picked it up, you know. I saw your rating on GoodReads and it inspired me to pull it off my shelf. :) I've grown so much in this area even since the meet-up in Huntington Beach...those types of events still aren't my favorite though. Too much "on" time. :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-4150773966140697492012-08-25T17:03:58.765-07:002012-08-25T17:03:58.765-07:00Interesting perspective on public speaking - I lik...Interesting perspective on public speaking - I like that! The book spoke about public speaking a lot, but it isn't something I've ever really had to do. The introvert/extrovert difference between England and America is certainly an interesting topic! Every time I've been in the UK I've had a distinct <i>"these are my people"</i> feeling...I wonder if that has anything to do with the introverted percentage?!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-3566691498922338672012-08-25T15:07:39.890-07:002012-08-25T15:07:39.890-07:00Melody! I posted my piddly little review of this...Melody! I posted my piddly little review of this book today, too. :-)Robinhttp://www.knittinpeace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-28900237679280574412012-08-25T13:24:02.912-07:002012-08-25T13:24:02.912-07:00I've wanted to read this book for a while. Li...I've wanted to read this book for a while. Like you, I was painfully shy as a child but I've learned to cope. Interestingly, I've never been scared of public speaking as it's scripted and real life isn't. I'm comfortable taking an assembly in front of 500 children at work but I'm not comfortable meeting new people at a party - it makes no sense!<br /><br />As a Brit who spent a month in America, you guys are much more extroverted than us - it shocked me at first that strangers struck up conversations with us. So that part of the book doesn't surprise me.<br /><br />Great review!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.com