kerry reviewed Susan Cain : Quiet by Susan Cain
Review of 'Susan Cain : Quiet' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I thought of starting this review by saying "Hi, I'm Kerry and I'm an introvert" but that's glibly disrespectful of people in 12-step (and other) programs, and besides, it perpetuates the bias against introversion. It's unfortunate that our society equates noise with quality.
This book ought to be read by those who tend toward the extroversion end of the scale. (I suspect that introverts would read this book and nod their heads, saying "Yep. Yep. True statement.")
I found the first half of the book very enjoyable. The exposé of Tony Robbins was entertaining and scary at the same time. He's figured out a way to monetize our society's discomfort with quiet! I also found it unsettling to read the portrait of Harvard Business School's uniform methodology.
I was less interested in the second half, which dealt with personal case studies.
