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“For an introvert, interacting in a group setting does mean missing out. Where there is too much input, the introvert misses his mind, his subjectivity, his freedom, his very potential. The high-stimulus social environment, the “where it’s at on a Friday night,” this apparent “more,” becomes a prison to the introvert. He can’t wait to be free—to get out and away from the noise, the talk, the interference with his inner process.”
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
“Because extroversion lines up so well with American values, we introverts often deprive ourselves of what we most enjoy and thrive on. So, for all of you who draw energy from inside, behind, underneath, or away from it all, welcome home.”
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
“Where else but cyberspace does the introvert have the opportunity to start in our comfort zone of written communication and talk later?”
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
“I heard, for the first time— nothing. I danced and did somersaults, lay down in a bed of grass, felt the breeze.
And for the first time, I heard my heart, and I knew who I was.”
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
And for the first time, I heard my heart, and I knew who I was.”
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
“An introvert may feel asocial when pressured to go to a party that doesn’t interest her. But for her, the event does not promise meaningful interaction. In fact, she knows that the party will leave her feeling more alone and alienated. Her social preference may be to stay home and reflect on a conversation with a friend, call that friend, and come to an understanding that is meaningful to her. Or she might indulge in the words of a favorite author, feeling a deep connection with a person she has never met. From the perspective of a partygoer, this introvert may appear to be asocial, when, in fact, the introvert is interacting in a much different way.”
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
― Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
Clarissa’s 2025 Year in Books
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176 books
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488 books
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303 books
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263 books
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421 books
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