Introvert Survival Tactics: How to Make Friends, Be More Social, and Be Comfortable In Any Situation (When You’re People’d Out and Just Want to Go ... TV Alone) (The Psychology of Social Dynamics)

What a great read that accurately talks about the struggles introverts have on a daily basis. This means all the chapters really resonated with me on the annoyances and awkward moments I try to avoid every day. People, mostly. Parties, events, and holidays too. And the people involved in those. And everyone but my cat and girlfriend. Sometimes even my girlfriend. The cat's usually okay.Truly loved the chapter about introvert life design because it just rang true about how to structure my days and live on predictability. The entire concept of the social battery rang true as well.

Every point made was either lifted from other writings about introversion - or were personal opinions, with no evidence provided, presented as fact. In an attempt to fill the pages, the author says the same thing over and over (and over and over) using different words. The book provides useful tips like "try to be less self conscious" and to make verbalizations rather than using words.I'm guessing this has such high reviews because the author enlisted his social marketing network to rate the book favorably. This is the work of a marketer, more than a legitimate author (see how he promotes his consulting service in the description). Save a few bucks and search "introvert" online.

The main takeaway from this book is to take care of your "social battery". This book is geared towards taking care of your energy expenditure, and is helpful for most people who consider themselves somewhat introverted.I would add that if you have higher social anxiety this book would likely be even more useful.

Had I come across this volume in a bookstore, I might not have bought it: It is printed entirely in sans serif, like instructions on frozen food, there is not a single hyphen in the volume and so there are lines with ugly, gigantic white spaces, and widow control is absent so you find headings appearing as the last lines of pages and a line and a half of text all by itself and the end of one chapter. In other words, the printing is cheap and, well, ugly.However, I am very, very glad I bought it.It is full of useful for tactics for managing being an introvert. Not only is the advice useful, but so are the warnings too about how we introverts can be perceived especially when we're socially exhausted. Strongly recommended.

This is a great handbook. It should be available in a little purse-or-pocket-size edition for rescuing yourself on the go without having to memorize. But the tips are a manageable number and the advice is logical and systematic. Way better than figuring it out by suffering through years of cocktail and dinner parties, and work parties, ugh! Introverts, just read it. BTW, if you read this far, you're an introvert, in case you've been unsure.

At first I wasn't being myself because I was acting like an extrovert because it seems as if extroverts always having so much fun. As a result trying to be like them, I became so fatigued. Now I feel comfortable being myself as an introvert after reading this book.

Patrick King hits the bullseye with "Introvert Survival Tactics". l have a teenage granddaughter who is a dead ringer for everything he's writing about, and I will use the book's message to reassure her that she's actually blessed rather than cursed for being born with a classic introvert's personality. I too am an introvert; I too tried for many years to turn myself into an extrovert; and I'm grateful to have finally realized that introversion is a gift rather than a curse. I was granted talents that extroverts don't possess and ended up being the one that extroverts seek out for help in solving life's problems (I am a guidance counselor). Thank you Mr. King, for your positive book. It's a winner.

I am a psychologist interested in personality types and was very struck by this book. It is obviously not by a mental health academic, and yet it is the most useful book I’ve come across for putting the needs of introverts in just plain language.It is written by someone who has obviously worked hard at learning how to handle the energy exhaustion that introverts are faced with and always ( in this culture) feel somehow guilty about.Yes, the book is somewhat self promoting and amateurishly produced. But it is honest and to the point and helpful. I’ve gotten several copies to share with friends.Actually, private timeto “recharge the social battery ” is more than a preference. It is a NEED of introverts and we SUFFER when the need for privacy and quiet is denied. Just as I imagine an extrovert might suffer in extended solitary confinement.There are other cultures that are much more respectful of quiet and contemplation than ours. US culture is highly extroverted and more and more contentious. Which is why it is a good thing a book like this is available.

A helpful guide on how to survive being an introvert in a world where we are outnumbered by extroverts. I am already putting some of the tips including in the book into practise.If you find yourself almost always drained from social interaction then it might benefit you to get this book. You will enjoy socialising that much more!

Really enjoyed this. Helped me understand my introverted ways😄Also helped me cope with the idea of parties. Well written.

This book is a very practical book & it gave me more tips and tricks than any other book I read about this topic. Love it!

Introverts may feel inferior in a world that favors extroverts. Still they have valuable abilities which they can use when being aware of their "social battery" and keep it charged right. That's what this book is about in two sentences. How did the author stretch this to 180 pages? By endless repetition and banal tips. Not recommended.

As an introvert i spend a lot of time to research how to improve my social life and manage my energy.This book cover things that i never found anywhere else. Thanks to the author.