For the introverts out there

[MorningSong]

With all the buzz at the "acknowledgment" thread, thought I'd bump this cool thread up, too!

From Only Positive News:

The Perks of Introversion
July10

We live in an “in your face” era, where extroverts tend to lead the pack. Or at least appear that way (because they’re the loudest, right?) But introverted types, the quiet types, make a difference in their own way. They don’t need to be “fixed” or improved upon; as a culture, we need to appreciate what they offer:

The most creative people in many fields are usually introverts. We should not stop collaborating, however we should be aware that solitude matters and for some people it’s the air that they breathe.

Susan Cain [author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking] refers to research by Adam Grant (Associate Professor at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania) which reveals that introverted leaders often deliver better results than extroverted leaders.

When they are managing proactive employees they are much more likely to let employees run with those ideas. Some extroverted leaders can unwittingly get so excited they put their own stamp on things and other people’s ideas might not as easily bubble up to the surface.

Takeaways:

Be wary of listening mostly to the loudest voices.
Listen to the listeners.
Put people in the right environment to suit their temperament. Introverts thrive better in one set of circumstances, and extroverts thrive better in another.
Feel proud and comfortable of your strengths if you are an introvert.
Think about how workplaces can better support introverts.
Value individuality.
Find time for solitude, to unplug.



Source: Positive Psychology News Daily

Another Vid of Susan Cain:

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhDCz0V9FcA

http://www.thepowerofintroverts.com/

Thanks Muzz/Murray for this this thread!

[Spiral]

Posted by MorningSong (here)
With all the buzz at the "acknowledgment" thread, thought I'd bump this cool thread up, too!

I've saved that image, to print & put on the fridge door for my wife, if she can take notice of it it will save a heck of of a lot of arguments, I can't be someone I'm not !!!

A.N. Other; introvert.

[meeradas]

Thanks for bumping this thread into my view.
Oh yeah.

[GalaxyHorse]

The point is Introverts are not 100% of the time 'Quiet'-just as Extroverts are not always loud and outgoing~ one tendency does not condemn you
to adhere to a particular mode of being at all times. An Introvert can be a leader-but leads in a different style to an Extrovert (And probably delegates and requires breaks from contact more often)
We are so used to categorizing and stereotyping that we fail to account for the Variation of people and styles of interacting. The Meyers and Brigs testing is darn useful in this area
but i don;t think we should be slaves to any form of testing and labeling-it is where our Education systems have failed us; it is all far more subtle and variable than is advertised.

[Agape]

Out there ... there's lots of time ...

[Belle]

Always late to the party...but glad I came to this one.

This introvert happens to be a musician who spent the first half of her career desiring to play piano with a paper bag over her head...the Unknown Musician thing. Just love it when no one is around and I can play my heart out. Heaven!

And, yes, I always carry some knitting and a book in my music bag for down times.

[Karunai]

I've never expected to read something like this!! lol. Thank you so much for the thread, the video and for the bump!!. I'm so happy, happy, happy that I'm smiling like a maniac!!

-and it's super great that I don't need to explain why I'm smiling like a maniac lol-.

(now going back to hermit mode again)