by Olive | Mar 30, 2015 | Learn About Yourself
Nearly everywhere you turn, people are encouraging you to determine your deepest motivation for why you do the things you do. The book Start With Why by Simon Sinek is often cited as the key resource for this skill. How this Book is Organized The book is organized...
by Olive | Mar 10, 2015 | Learn About Yourself
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin documents the author’s journal to improving her happiness quotient in her ordinary non-depressed life. How this Book is Organized Each chapter is one month with one main area of focus (e.g. January is vitality, February is...
by Olive | Mar 3, 2015 | Learn About Yourself
photo via Death to Stock Photography If you’ve been following the blog for awhile, you probably have noticed my public declarations of being an introvert. I’m totally more comfortable being alone in the quiet than with a big crowd of people. Talking to...
by Olive | Feb 26, 2015 | Learn About Yourself
I’m a pretty big fan of personality tests. I like that my quirks and characteristics can be explained by psychology and that I can learn a bit more about myself through broader categories. One of the most commonly-referenced personality indicators is the...
by Olive | Nov 18, 2014 | Learn About Yourself
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain is a book that documents the science and success of introverts in an extroverted society. Organization Cain tells personal stories and the stories of other introverts to illustrate...
by Olive | Oct 23, 2014 | Learn About Yourself
I am an introvert. I know that being around crowds of people and making polite small talk with a smile on my face drains me. Sometimes that makes me feel a little weird or different because it’s not socially acceptable to want to be alone and quiet all the time....
