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Sam Sheppard

You've read 'Quiet'. Now what?

Published 4 months ago • 2 min read

Hey Reader,

Ask anyone what an introvert should read and you get one answer: Quiet, by Susan Cain.

It's a great book.

It's also where almost everyone stops, which leaves you stranded if you've already read it and you're sitting there thinking, right...now what?

I get asked this a LOT.
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Especially in comments on social media: what books do I recommend?
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Then, in December last year, I started working with an async coaching client, Vanessa. And one of the first things she asked me was what books AND podcasts I would recommend for introverts.
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She wanted to truly understand what it means to be an introvert and consume as much on introversion as possible.
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For Vanessa, I pulled together a list as part of a PDF I was making for her.
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But then I thought about how there are so many introverts stuck on how to find out about more on introversion.
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So I added a Toolkit page to my website.
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It's where I have collated the main research on introversion, along with books, podcasts, TED talks and introvert-friendly business platforms - plus, of course, my own products for introverts.
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Here are two recommendations to get you started:

If Quiet named the thing for you, The Secret Lives of Introverts by Jenn Granneman is the one to read next. Less the cultural argument, more the inside view - what it really means to be an introvert, day to day, written by someone who lives it.
And for something to listen to on a walk, try The Highly Sensitive Person's Podcast. It isn't only about introversion, but if you've ever suspected you're running high sensitivity alongside it, the overlap is where a lot of introverts find the piece that was missing.

You can find the full toolkit here.

And one more thing, since you're already here:

These resources will help you better understand yourself.

But the part most introverts get stuck on is explaining yourself - to the manager who reads your silence as disengagement, the partner who takes your quiet personally, the family who've called you "The Quiet One" since you were able to talk.
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That's the gap the Introvert OS™ User Manual was built to close: the neuroscience of how you're wired, the patterns that get misread as character flaws, and the exact language for the conversations that cost you the most.
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It's less than the price of a takeaway and you can read it tonight! You'll find it in the toolkit.

In your corner always,

Sam 💛

Sam Sheppard

Introvert Strategist

Neuroscience-backed insights for introverts who are tired of adapting to a world that wasn't built for them.

P.P.S. Whenever you're ready, here's how I can help:
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​1. 📄 Introvert OS™ User Manual PDF - the neuroscience of your introvert brain, the patterns you've been misreading and the language to describe all of it: a user manual for your introversion. Read it tonight - £19​

2. 🛠 Introvert toolkit - books, platforms, research and resources for a life built around how you actually work. Start here - it's free​

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