![]() ![]() I feel like the one upside of quarantine has been that my creativity has been out in full force. Introverts need their alone time to be creative. I had thought it would be less than that, I don’t know! It was reassuring to know that a great deal of us (one in every three people!) are actually introverts. What I Learned About Introverts About a third of us are introverts! This book is interesting because it explores all of the positive things about introverts, and how much we as a society lose from undervaluing them. ![]() We’ve moved to what Cain calls a “culture of personality” where being charismatic and magnetic can often be valued over intelligence and even character. If you prefer working in solitude, or prefer listening over speaking, you may find your efforts underappreciated… especially at work. ![]() The book explores what Cain calls “the extrovert ideal,” where our society values charisma and teamwork. Quiet by Susan Cain has been on the best seller list for more than 5 years now. I love what an academic approach she takes to writing the book – there is a lot of history and science involved! Quiet: The Power of Introverts In A World That Can’t Stop Talking Quiet by Susan Cain Summary And while Cain writes about what’s happened to make introversion fall out of style, she (an introvert) explains why both personality types are so important. The reality is that the world needs both introverts and extroverts to survive. I think for me the biggest thing was that reading this book made me feel so incredibly understood – it also made me realize that some of those things that I have always thought are “bad” about my personality aren’t actually all that bad. If friends were around and I was always reading they always commented on my body language, curious as to what the heck I was reading and why I was so engrossed. I was so drawn in that I found myself nodding and shaking my head for most of the book. Usually with non-fiction, I will slog through, reading slowly… but that was not the case with this book. (It sounded boring TBH.) But once I finally started it, I could not put it down. She had recommended this book to me ages ago (this Fall maybe? Before that?) but I kept putting it off. I’ve been meaning to talk more about this book for ages but it wasn’t until quarantine (and having a lot more time to just… think) that I remembered my idea for a post about this book.Ī few months ago, upon Carly’s recommendation, I picked up Quiet. In my experience, books like that are few and far between, but my answer to that question would be (hands down!) Quiet, by Susan Cain. It is a perfect gift for your child for his/her first, second or even third birthday! This is a great toy to entertain children without the use of any technology! Keep it in your car and take it to doctor appointments, restaurants, long car rides, or airplane trips.What is the last book you read that left you feeling changed? Like you truly learned something tangible from it, and in some way, the book changed your life!? ![]() Children could play for hours going through the book from one page to another. This item will be a good tutorial device for parents practicing Montessori philosophy in education.Īctivity books encourage creativity through pretend play. You can use them to animate fairy tale stories or for some other games. This is a good sensory toy for the baby helping to develop the fine motor and cognitive skills, color and form identification, behavior and mental logic, as well as imagination. Each book includes detachable toys which baby can use to play hide-n-seek, doll house play. There are rubber stretches, rustling elements, colorful pictures, different squeakers and rattles. A child will learn how to open different kind of fasteners, how to tie bow knots, put laces through holes. This soft baby book offers hands-on experience in recognizing shapes, buttoning, snapping, braiding, and distinguishing textures. It is like a portable collection of funny images and educational activities for children to enjoy. A quiet book is the first book in the baby's life that he/she can “read” independently. ![]()
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