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Stardate: 20190131.15h02
Location: OAK SBUX
Input Device: Gemini PDA
Audio: Domestic flight passengers, overhead public address system.
Visual: Domestic flight passengers
Energy: 45%
Mental: 40%
Emotional: Exhaustion
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Waiting for my flight here in Oakland. On my way back from
training. I feel exhausted, but glad to be going home. I am
not too fond of air travel these days. It actually stresses
me out so being here super early was a good thing for me. I
could really use a nap though, but I dislike sleeping in
public. Hence the SBUX.
I just finished two books; one audio, one analog. The audio
book is called, "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World
That Can't Stop Talking", by Susan Cain. I have read the
analog book prior to listening to the audio book. The title
pretty much describes the book. It is a book about
introverts. I had first learned about the book when it was
discussed on NPR a few years ago. [1] It was brought up
again recently at work and is in our lending library. I
ended up getting the audio version of the book since I had
some Audible credits. I enjoyed revisiting the book in the
audio format. Some chapters, I followed along with the book.
This book really resonated with me since I am an introvert.
I have been aware of this and this book
helped me further understand and work with my strengths and
weaknesses in this regard. Prior to reading this, I had a
vague understanding of this. The book helped bring a deeper
understanding of why I think things and do things a
certain way. For instance, why do I feel like
isolating whenever I go to a party or social event, even
though I really want to go? It turns out with the way I am,
I get over-stimulated and even overwhelmed too quickly by
all the people and all of the stuff going on at the party.
If it were a small intimate party with just a few people, I
tend to do better with those.
These days, I now know that if the party is on a Friday night
at the end of a work week, forget it. Don't even invite me.
I'm usually so exhausted at the end of the week that I don't
even want to be around people. If you do invite me and I
show, I will most likely not keep good company and my social
interaction with you would be kept at a minimum. I have
communicated this to my wife (who loves parties) and she now
has a much better understanding of why I can be such a
poopyhead after work on Friday. She knows that there's a
slim chance for me doing anything too social on a Friday
night. Now, if I am well-rested and the energy is there, I
should be fine, but I would only socialize with a few and
would need an exit if my resources become depleted. After
that, I would need to isolate at home to recharge.
It has also helped me articulate to other people about my
introversion and also how I can best work with other
introverts as well as extroverts. Although the book focuses
on introverts, it does talk quite a bit about extroverts. I
have a different perspective of them now than I did
previously. I also understand more of how they are and why
they are which allows me to work with them at a greater
capacity than previously.
Right now, I am having a difficult time writing this since
a flight just arrived and there is a stream of arriving
passengers in front of me. It is distracting and I keep
losing my train of thought. I'll continue after they pass...
...and I'm back.
So, If you think you are an introvert or have an introvert in
your life and would like some deeper understanding of you or
that person, I highly recommend this book. If you don't like
to read, there is the audio book. If you don't want to
endure a book, there is also the NPR piece from before with
transcribed audio.
(HTM) [1] Quiet, Please: Unleasing 'The Power of Introverts'
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