Thibaut delivers some welcome information. Lifelong experience (way more than 2 or 3 decades) has resulted in my awareness that some of my introvert qualities can be useful. To consider them strengths, as he suggests, well... never thought of it that way. But he has a point. Per Thibaut, an introvert’s strong focus (at times, better adjectives might be passionate or obsessive) lends itself to success and strong performance when one is confronted by complex problems. Very true. My happiest memories and most of my business successes have come about through strong focus, and as he mentions, the capacity and pleasure in thinking “deep”.
Otherwise, while other qualities of introversion leave us introverts at times perplexed about our seemingly “square peg” reactions (lack of enthusiasm, if not outright aversion) to “round hole” situations (everybody loves a party, right? No! Speaking in public...No! No! No!), per Thibaut, one should realize that such is normal for introverts, something to be taken into account and accepted.
He also notes that while popular thought is that extraversion is the norm for the human personality, and also, a preferred quality, in fact, introverted and extraverted personalities are distributed 50/50 within the human population. Thus, introversion is normal, which leads Mr. Thibaut’s to essentially provide the following advice to introverts: “Work with it, baby!” (Pardon my paraphrase.)
He stresses that introvert qualities of themselves should be valued, as they benefit both the introvert and society.
Thibaut rounds out his book by presenting guidance on how introverts might come round to understanding, valuing, and enjoying their own inherent nature. (He first assures us we cannot train ourselves into being extraverts, so fellow introverts, a lot of us have been wasting our time...) He also covers how the introvert might avoid conflicts and collisions that are possible when dealing with extraverts or other introverts, within familial, friend, and work domains.
Overall, this is a practical book, light in touch and encouraging. While its conceptual framework regarding introversion might be found, with time, to NOT be totally, dead-on accurate, it does successfully argue that introversion can be seen as a gift, something to prize in oneself, rather than a curse.
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