Quiet [By Susan Cain] - Book Review

About the Author:

Susan Horowitz Cain (born in 1968), was a former lawyer, an American writer and lecturer. She's the author of the 2012 non-fiction book; Quiet; The power of introverts in a world that cannot stop talking. The book Quiet, has been on the New York times bestseller list for over 3 years, and has been translated into 360 languages.

Review:

Today, introversion and extroversion are two of the most exhaustively researched subjects in psychology - arousing the curiosity of hundreds of scientists. In Quiet, Cain carefully analyzes the two types of personalities. She defines introverts as 'People that are drawn to the inner world of thoughts and feelings' and extroverts as 'People that are drawn to the external world of people and activities'. It is passionately argued, impressively researched and filled with indelible stories of real introverted people who ended up being extremely successful innovators of our time.

Stereotype Much?

When you are an Ijebu, man and your friends always make fun of your stingy nature, does it bother you? When ‘Oyinbos’ think that you come from a country where gorillas and bears walk around freely, and you live in thatched houses - even in this 21^st century, how do you feel? …Angry? Hurt? Upset?

Every day, we face people who categorize us and make assumptions based on tribe, race, appearance, religion, amongst others. These are stereotypes, and we unfortunately live, today, in a society that overindulges in them.

Engligbo

Ha. Igbo Kwenu!!

"ENGLIGBO"

I'm not sure how many of you dear readers are familiar with this popular bridged term. I first heard it  in secondary school from a teacher, reprimanding my "generation" for watering down the purity of the igbo language with blobs of English words bubbling around between our igbo sentences.

"A nyerem ya yesterday"

Speak. Out.

 "Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes"   - Maggie Khun

There are times in life that silence does not get you the answer you would like it to. Silence is a cold storm of memory and thoughts that can chill you to the bone, and sometimes you’re lucky enough that people feel the cold and know there's something very wrong.

Sometimes, however, silence and chill just are not enough.

Sometimes you need fire.