I think I picked this book up at just the right moment in my life. The things I do in the next few weeks have the potential to change the next few years of my life for the better or worse and I feel like some of the theories I have read in this book might be able to help me. I was recently laid off, and like most people that lose their jobs unexpectedly I didn’t know what to do for a few days. The author posed some questions that I believe by answering will help me figure out what I need to do.
I found myself relating to so many stories chronicled by the author of people she had met and interviewed. I had so many aha moments, I put post-it notes on several pages of passages I wanted to read again and philosophical questions I wanted to go back and try to answer about myself. Chapter three in particular was when I first made a huge connection to this book. It made me realize why I hated school so much, working in groups, open concept layouts, lack of privacy, introverts hate these things, they can’t concentrate and they don’t produce their best work under these circumstances. I can recall many times in my life when I was required to work with a group for a project, and I always felt that I could have done something better on my own. Or other times when I was in a classroom trying to get a head start on my homework but really wishing I could just leave then and there and do it in my bedroom.
I think I could read this book several more times and mark several more spots that I want to go back to and reflect on. I feel like this is a book that I am going to revisit many times in my life, especially when I feel like I need to try and learn something about myself or when I feel like I need to accept who I am. I cannot recommend this book enough for anyone who is an introvert or for anyone who wants some insight into the life of an introvert.
Nonfiction and Nonsense 