In the modern world, extravertive qualities are in demand – openness, quick reaction and decision-making, sociability. Which causes introverts to have an understandable reaction “something is wrong with me”. How, without giving your nature, to adapt to the requirements of life?
Ease in communication, energy, sociability, speed of decision-making – these are the qualities that are in demand in modern society, and their carriers, extroverts, deservedly receive praise and admiration. If you are an introvert (and you can quickly check this by answering the questions of the test posted in this book), you may be depressed by a lack of energy, a need for solitude, an unwillingness to speak in front of a large audience, you feel awkward and feel that with you “what – that’s not right.” American psychotherapist Marty Laney is convinced that the time has come for society to “make a cultural shift towards the recognition of introversion”, awareness of its dignity and benefits. Her book helps introverts understand their temperamental strengths and value themselves, and teaches them strategies for extroverted behavior. Laney talks (including based on her own marital experience) about how to achieve harmony in an introvert-extrovert pair, how to build relationships with an introverted child, how to help him communicate with other people. The world needs introverts, their ability to focus deeply, the ability to observe, think broadly, make unpopular decisions and the ability to slow down the rhythm in which we live a little. Marty Laney’s book is so convincing that after reading it, most likely, many readers will want to look for introverted traits in themselves.
Mann, Ivanov and Ferber, 314 p.