All About Pocket Knives

Old Folder wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 8:56 pm Discovered this great book a couple months ago.
It's very appropriate to the times we currently live in with the Coronavirus restrictions and how you handle it.

I have no problem with the restrictions and realize it is necessary for the worlds future.
I fall within the "introvert" spectrum more so than the "extravert" spectrum.
A lot of misconceptions pertaining to both sides, this book helps to clear up those misconceptions.

One factor that's at the core of many personality assessments is whether you are introverted or extroverted. You probably have an inclination about where you lie on the spectrum (depending on how outgoing or shy you are) but how can you know for sure?

It turns out, the extrovert versus introvert question is pretty complex -- it's about way more than if you are considered more quiet or talkative. And since understanding introversion vs. extroversion can help you understand yourself and others better -- here's a more in-depth look at how to tell which you are and why it's important.

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What's the difference between an extrovert and an introvert?
"When I think about the words introvert and extrovert, I think about the ways in which people relate to themselves, and the world around them," Chelsea Connors, MS, NCC, LPC-A, Board Certified Coach and therapist said. She added that the biggest difference between the two is in how each prefers to spend their time.

You may be an introvert if:

You enjoy spending time alone
You prefer quality time with one or two people over spending time with bigger groups of friends
You need alone time to rest and recharge after a busy workday or period of activity
You can get lost in your thoughts easily and need time to process and think through most things
You may be an extrovert if:

You prefer spending your time around other people and dislike being alone
You like crowds, parties and other gatherings with lots of new people
You need quality time with others to help you recharge
You're outgoing, talkative and like being the center of attention
"Typically introverts tend to enjoy more time to themselves, are very aware of their internal thoughts and recharge more in solitude. Extroverts can be just the opposite. Extroverts are often more outspoken, outgoing and absolutely love being around other people. That's what really fills them up," Connors said.

You can also consider how you feel after socializing to help you decipher if you're more introverted or extroverted. "We often see that extroverts feel refueled and filled up after being with a crowd and connecting with more people, while introverts may feel drained by that same experience," Connors said.


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At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts—Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Steve Wozniak—that we owe many of the great contributions to society.

In Quiet, Susan Cain argues that we dramatically undervalue introverts and shows how much we lose in doing so. She charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal throughout the twentieth century and explores how deeply it has come to permeate our culture. She also introduces us to successful introverts—from a witty, high-octane public speaker who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who quietly taps into the power of questions. Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how they see themselves.

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:30 am My Meyers-Briggs personality type is INTJ. Basically it means I’m an introvert that everyone thinks is an extrovert.

Ken

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:30 am My Meyers-Briggs personality type is INTJ. Basically it means I’m an introvert that everyone thinks is an extrovert.

Ken

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:06 pm Two of the best of that Time-Life series, The Indian and The Great Chiefs were written by the excellent author Benjamin Capps. Capps was also a novelist who produced some great historical fiction like The Trail to Ogallalla, Sam Chance and The White Man’s Road among others, and non-fiction like The Warren Wagontrain Raid.

Capps is a favorite of mine.

Ken

treefarmer wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 2:40 am I like to follow this thread and notice what folks are reading and I noticed that several of you have mentioned this old book, it's a bit raggedy but it gets read most every day at Starvation Plantation:002.JPG
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