READING: QUIET

Every week I’ll be sharing what I read with you & please share with me what you are reading to inspire ✨ each other and break out of our filter bubbles. What I’m reading 📖 this week: QUIET // ​Want to know more? Read on!

​Do you prefer one-on-one conversations to group activities? Do you work best on your own? And do you often let calls go through voicemail? Chances are you might be the introvert 🙊 type.
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We seem to live in a society where being extrovert 🗣 is the default. ‘Quiet’ describes how we moved from modesty being an admired character trait to nowadays extravert ⚡️’out there’ personality branding bonanza.

Sensitivity, seriousness and shyness are mostly seen as second-rate personality types, but this book shows the advantages ✨ of having not only extroverts calling the shots. Solitude 🙌🏻 is an important key to creativity. But creativity (and innovation) often gets killed by extrovert aspects like collaboration and group-think.

Introvert people tend take less risks, which makes them ideal colleagues 👫 on projects which have lots at stake.

​Introvert leaders are more open to ideas of their employees than extrovert managers, who are more sensitive to external admiration and maintaining their position as the powerful leader.

As a trend researcher it helps to train more introvert skills, like being able to listen 👂🏽 (to innovators and change makers) instead of talking a lot yourself. Being more sensitive 👁 to your surroundings makes it easier to spot trends too.

​Presenting trends might be more of a challenge to an introvert though, so collaborating with extroverts is always a good idea. 🧡
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Where do you think you are on the spectrum of introvert - extrovert, and why??

More info on the author Susan Cain and the Quiet Revolution she started at: https://www.quietrev.com