Otrovert. The Gift of Not Belonging
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Otrovert. The Gift of Not Belonging
9.99 €
Albert Einstein, Frida Kahlo, George Orwell, Stephen Hawking, Franz Kafka, Christopher Nolan, Leo Tolstoy, and Virginia Woolf—what do they have in common? They are all otroverts.
This is the first book about the phenomenon of the "otrovert"—a person uninfluenced by crowds. This new personality type, which goes beyond Jung's "introvert-extrovert" concept, is not universally accepted and is the subject of much debate. Unlike introverts, otroverts are neither shy nor quiet. They enjoy personal conversation, but not small talk, and large groups bore them, unlike extroverts. Unlike outsiders, otroverts are accepted and loved—yet they always remain on their own. For them, belonging to a group is not a prerequisite for a happy life, according to psychiatrist Rami Kaminsky. Freedom from group ties allows them to build deep personal relationships without regard for other people's rules.
In other words, it was precisely this personality trait of mine—the sense of non-belonging that misled me as a child—that became the foundation of my successful and inspiring career in psychiatry. I was neither an ugly duckling nor a swan. I turned out to be a completely different bird. […] Instead of following the flock, I could forge my own path. (Rami Kaminsky)
This is the first book about the phenomenon of the "otrovert"—a person uninfluenced by crowds. This new personality type, which goes beyond Jung's "introvert-extrovert" concept, is not universally accepted and is the subject of much debate. Unlike introverts, otroverts are neither shy nor quiet. They enjoy personal conversation, but not small talk, and large groups bore them, unlike extroverts. Unlike outsiders, otroverts are accepted and loved—yet they always remain on their own. For them, belonging to a group is not a prerequisite for a happy life, according to psychiatrist Rami Kaminsky. Freedom from group ties allows them to build deep personal relationships without regard for other people's rules.
In other words, it was precisely this personality trait of mine—the sense of non-belonging that misled me as a child—that became the foundation of my successful and inspiring career in psychiatry. I was neither an ugly duckling nor a swan. I turned out to be a completely different bird. […] Instead of following the flock, I could forge my own path. (Rami Kaminsky)
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