Comments on: The Introvert Advantage

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:53:30 +0000

I’ve just finished the book (5 minutes ago) and I want to thank you for sharing with us. Although I recognize a lot and I score very high on that test, I must say that some things do not apply at all to me. But to be honest, I also recognize the things I already learned in the extravert world. These things I learned may well be the reason why I don’t fully recognize myself. Which exactly proves your point: we can thrive in an extravert world. Some things take time (I’m 35) and some things take a lot of energy. I have also discovered that you can train yourself by character. Just hang in long enough and you actually can do more.

Thank you.

By: vp granny

vp granny — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:06:44 +0000

Just a little about book Introvert Advantage.
I am 79 Years young and at last I realize it is alright to be introverted. I only wish I had
it many years ago. Thanks!

By: ThanksFromMe

ThanksFromMe — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:04:24 +0000

Thank you very much for this book! Now I know I am not going to be crazy anytime soon (since that was what my family says because I like alone time so much). It really helped me to understand myself better. Now, I know why I get so depressed sometimes and so anxious. Thank you for your tips, I will do them! Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!

By: ntoto2

ntoto2 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:13:35 +0000

Linda; I’ve not yet read the book, but having read your comment I will do so. I am 60, and have always wondered why I didn’t like talking on the phone, going out, rather, staying home is a joy. I’m worldly, have traveled am not shy, can speak before a crowd, am popular, a leader etc., but am very reclusive and have been made to feel bad about that…even mentally ill some say of me. Oft I thought it the reverse! I’m an artist and writer in my retired age….and loving it. I am nearly always alone, but nearly always not lonely. Thank you again for letting me know others of my age are of my ilk.

By: Robyn Johnstone

Robyn Johnstone — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:23:04 +0000

Thank you SOOOOOOO much, Mrs Laney for your wonderful book. I discovered it after finding alist called Top 10 Myths about Introverts. it has been a life-changing experience! I have so appreciated the science behind the intro/extro differences. Like so many others, I thought there was something intrinsically wrong with me, and that I must have a personality problem that needed fixing. What a relief not only to discover that I am ‘normal’, but that there are so many others out there like me. Also, true to the intro character, I have been passionately spreading the word to others at every appropriate opportunity. Amazingly, people really DO want to know about this, esp. introverts of course.

I will recommend your book (and ‘Quiet’ by Susan Cain) at each and every opportunity. the younger generations ought to have the opportunity my generation never did – to feel GOOD about being introvert.

By: Samaiam

Samaiam — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:42:03 +0000

I am 28 years old and it is only in this last year or so that I have started to find information on the web about introverts, or more specifically, the good sides to being an introvert.
I come across lists like this (http://www.carlkingdom.com/10-myths-about-introverts) and it just lifts my spirits when I have spent much of my life feeling guilty about not wanting to get out and socialise as much as I “should”. I love getting out and meeting friends, but not all the time and when I hear good things about innies it takes away that guilt and lets me feel free to be who I am and love myself for it.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 23:24:34 +0000

Dear Ms Laney,

I just finished reading your book and had to thank you for such an enjoyable read.

A fellow introvert loaned it to me and I will be thanking her shortly.

I am definitely an introvert but consider myself very lucky to be one. I love the fact that I can withdraw from the world for short periods and re-energize. My husband, who is an extravert, can never really rest like I can. He is always on hyper-drive, restless, and easily-bored. He doesn’t feel good about himself unless he is accomplishing something everyday. I, on the other hand, can stay in my pajamas all day when I need to, and don’t feel a bit guilty about it. Sometimes, I think he is a bit envious

I believe my father was an introvert and my mother an extravert. She went out a lot in the evenings and I stayed home with my father. We spent many pleasant, quiet evenings at home. It didn’t seem to be a big deal to him that my mother went out. So, I think I was a very lucky girl to have great parents who seemed to get me. I have always been very confident despite the fact that I am not a social butterfly.

As an adult, I work in the career development field. Your book will be the next thing I purchase for my library and I will recommend it to clients (and my daughter).

Thanks again,

By: Matheus

Matheus — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:26:32 +0000

Hi Mrs. Marti Olsen Laney, how are you? My name is Matheus and I’m from Brazil. I had to choose a theme to work at my first website because of my informatics course and I choosed “Solitude”. I wanted to show a different point of view from the common sense about Solitude and started to search about the subject, showing articles made by other people, different from each other (giving their credit, of course) and one of them is the yours. I would like to use this article in my website, creating a link in a special page straight to your article, with your name and the title of the article. Could I have the honor to use it with your permission? Thank you for your attention.

By: Guy Tiphane

Guy Tiphane — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:06:41 +0000

Wanted to let you know I wrote a note about your book on lindaleith.com, and also a few weeks ago I presented the book to a group of 10 introverts. It was so great to read this book “about me.”

By the way, if anyone is in therapy, make sure the therapist knows and understands introversion. I had one who didn’t and it was disastrous.

Also, it’s pretty funny that people think I can’t be introverted because I can deliver speeches and perform outrageous comedy. When I do, I forget they are there. For me, it’s the interaction after the speech or the show that’s tiring.

By: E.P.Wolf

E.P.Wolf — Sun, 06 May 2012 02:58:06 +0000

I am a university boy from China, the society is the same as US that you described in your book The Introvert Advantage, most people are extrovert, they let me fell much pressure. This book gives me a suitable way to adjust myself to the world. Thanks, dear lady Marti.