Introversion In The Mid-17th Century

Susan Cain’s Ted Talk The Power Of Introverts brought a new conversation to society in how introverts are treated. Five years ago (when this took place) this topic was not very well discussed, which made this piece very eye opening for some. Using Aristotle's appeals: logos and pathos, as well as a comparative argument in her ted talk, Cain persuades viewers that we as a society oppress/shame introverts, not allowing them to strive or be themselves in our now extroverted society. She advocates for a more balanced society that serves both introverts and extroverts instead of just extroverts.

Susan Cain’s “Power of Introverts” talk was all about the importance of people who are considered introvertly inclined in our society. In her talk, she described first how her family influenced her in being an introvert. Reading is her family’s social activity and that one can roam around through his or her own imagination. She also discussed about her memorable summer camp story where she has discovered the way extrovert people live and tried to shift in this kind of life. With all these changes in her life she never left her introverted life and espoused the ideas that when it comes to creativity and leadership, the society needs introverts and the things where they excel most. She explained that introversion is how one responds to stimulation including social stimulation which is different from a person being shy – the fear of social judgment.

Introverts are often mistaken as shy or quiet, mostly because they keep themselves, they see thing in a different light. Introverts and others often view their quietness or the way they like to be alone as “a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a

The article “Introversion: The Often Forgotten Factor Impacting the Gifted” by Jill D. Burruss and Lisa Kaenzig begins by giving examples of how an introvert may behave. The authors continue by explaining that introversion is in not an issue, but a personality type which differs from that of the “normal,” more outgoing and friendly personality type, extroversion. Introverts and extroverts are different personality types, most people fall into one of the two categories. Typically, an introvert’s main focus is in the internal world of thoughts, while an extrovert's main focus is on the external world of people and events. Introverts tend to enjoy alone time, working on their own, and are usually quiet, and extroverts are typically social, enjoy

Susan Cain is an honors graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School. Since graduating Cain has become the chief revolutionary and co-founder of the Quiet Revolution and the co-founder of the Quiet Schools Network and the Quiet Leadership Institute. Cain is also the author of the bestsellers Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking, which has been on the New York Times bestseller list for almost three years and was named the #1 best book of the year by Fast Company magazine. The goal of the Quiet Revolution is to unlock the power of introverts for the benefits of everyone which was discussed in the TED talk that is being analyzed in this essay. The TED talk “The power of introverts” has been viewed over 17 million times and was named one of Bill Gates all-time favorite talks. The purpose of this speech was to inform the audience about how introversion is not what most people make it out to be. Throughout her speech, Cain compares and contrast introversion with extroversion and

There are people who on the outside are not sociable, because these people are shy. However, there is a difference between shyness and introversion. Shy people often avoid many things because they are nervous or they criticize themselves for speaking up. Introverts, however, will not be nervous or criticize themselves. Both shyness and being introverted are acceptable traits. It only becomes a problem when a person has a social anxiety disorder that significantly interferes with a person’s life. We want and need people to be the quiet thinkers who can go off by themselves come up with an idea and bring it back to a

In her book Quiet Susan Cain explains that, much like our ideal appearance or ideal economic status, there is also an ideal that extroversion is the socially acceptable way of conversing, interacting and behaving in our society. The argument posed by Cain in Quiet is that everyone is different and often we have introverts forcing themselves to become something they innately “are not” in order to feel/appear socially successful.

Susan Cain author of the book “Quiet” gives off a very interesting quote in the front cover of the book, and gives the reader a good focus on what “Quiet” is mainly about “Quiet, The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can’t Stop talking.” Cain wants to show just from a title that extroverts are the ideal that people from the western culture idolized, she speaks highly in the book “Quiet” how introverts are seen as a “second class personality trait”, and the extrovert ideal is praised more ad seen as people who are go getters; who are smarter, better looking people, and fun.. Cain uses herself as an example in the book “Quiet” to show that introverts are not just shy people, who are unattractive. She argues and proves there is more than an extrovert ideal, introverts ! Proving her arguments and facts she parts the book into four.

I have chosen this specific topic to be researched on more because with having personal experience with being an introvert and seeing the responses people give off because of it, I have noticed that people automatically assume inaccurate information about the certain trait and I want to see if this is the case for everyone as it is a trait that impacts the way we interact with others. Introversion is a trait that basically means certain individuals prefer to take advantage of being alone instead of being that center of attention at social gatherings as it seems rather unwanting at most times.Even though this may sound or look like anti-social like most people assume, it is actually false. Being anti-social is experiencing the lack of consideration of others and have a sense of hiding

During my childhood, I lived in Hanford, an obscure farm town just south of Fresno. I spent my days being raised by my grandmother, sitting alone in my house and eating dinner alone until my parents came home while the same news channel played on TV. It’s nothing depressing; I even remember enjoying the solitude. I had a few friends, although I saw them as how people see most of their friends on social media: I do not really know who you are, but I sort of do, I guess, even if I have known you for years. Regardless, I was happy with being alone most of the time. This is the source of my introversion and the intensity of my self-awareness. Nevertheless, my strong sense of self-awareness doesn’t always mean I’ll know what to do, and it doesn’t mean I’ll be okay.

The publication Quiet - The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain, a New York Times bestseller – is a well-thought out book with seven years of superb research. It takes into account historical facts, neuroscientific researches and case studies to describe how over a hundred years, extroversion was held in the highest esteem which has been established to be unfavorable to innovation and productivity.

Over my years in highschool i've come to realize that even in the midst of my peers, I often times find myself alone. However odd this may be it has its ups and downs, I've come to realize that it's important we not only keep track of a stable social life but we also keep time to ourselves to take a step back occasionally and correct our often rough missguided path. Many people often mistake solitude with isolation and vice versa. Routinely the two are generally confused because they have one similarity, both isolation and solitude have much to do with being alone. However they are truly quite opposite in all other aspects. Through experience it has become apparent to me that socialization is an important part of human brain development,

Qualities such as shyness, social awkwardness, and indecisiveness are only a few to name. Because of these misconceptions, friction exists between introverts and extroverts. Not only are these stereotypes inaccurate, but they overshadow the strengths of introversion. Introverts make up some of the most self-sufficient, knowledgeable, and imaginative people on the planet. Consequently, the word “introvert” should be treated as a broad descriptor rather than a diagnosis. To conclude, introverts are no less than extroverts. Their individualism is misconceived as a threat to normality, when in fact their ideas and unique approaches to problems contribute to the world no less than those of

An introvert is a person that gathers their energy from within and requires time alone and would prefer to communicate by ways such as email and by writing and maybe texting they seem to prefer not to talk face to face and are not great public speakers. Introverts are often said to be reserved. They are often said to enjoy the quiet and this is what

According to many psychologists and other social experts, there exist two major social behaviors that are widely adopted globally by a person as they mature into young adulthood: extraversion or introversion. Extroverts are expressive individuals who appear to be energized and enjoy seeking activities that involve socialization with others where as a reserved individual (introvert) prefers solitary pursuits where he or she often partakes in a favorite pastime. In her novel Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life is Your Hidden Strength, Laurie Helgoe statistically explores the fact that more than one half of the American populace claims to be reticent and encourages those folks to embrace their natural selves (“Book Details” 1). Introverts