"Helgoe says while 57% of Americans identify themselves as introverts, most of them pretend to be extroverts because the culture in the United States frowns on introverts...'I am very troubled by the tendency to define introverts by what they lack. Introversion is a preference, not a fallback plan. Introverts like being introverts. We are drawn to ideas, we are passionate observers, and for us, solitude is rich and generative.'"
Friday, September 04, 2009
Like looking into a mirror...
Interview with author of Introvert Power - Boing Boing:
Labels:
philosophy,
psychology
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