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Friday, March 26, 2010

Books I Am Reading


Do you "zone out" if too much is going on? Are you energized by spending time alone? In meetings, do you need to be asked for your opinions and ideas? Do you tend to notice details that other people miss? Is your ideal celebration a small get-together, rather than a big party? Do you often feel like a tortoise surrounded by hares?

The good news is, you're an introvert. The better new is that by celebrating the inner strengths and uniqueness of being an "innie," THE INTROVERT ADVANTAGE shows introverts, and the extroverts who love them, how to work with instead of against their temperament to enjoy a well-lived life. Covering relationships, parenting -- including parenting the introverted child -- socializing, and the workplace, here are coping strategies, tactics for managing energy, and hundreds of valuable tips for not only surviving but truly thriving in an extrovert world.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Books I Am Reading


CONTEMPORARY SOLITUDE by Joanne Wieland-Burston explores the joy and pain one feels when alone. The book describes the importance of solitude. It explores the suffering of loneliness, the need for independence, how we seek solitude to avoid relating, or how we can even seek solitude to redeem ourselves, to search for something beyond our present state of being.

It describes how solitude is an important and necessary aspect of the one's life, and helps the reader find solutions to his/her problems. The book also shows how solitude can stagnate a person and block the process of maturing and growth.

Hmmm. A contrast in thought from redemption to stagnation presented as a necessary aspect to life. I ordered the book today.