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Table of contents :
Cover --
Contents --
Prelude --
Overture --
Part I: A Fish Out of Water --
CHAPTER I: What's an Innie? Are You One? --
CHAPTER II: Why Are Introverts an Optical Illusion? --
CHAPTER III: The Emerging Brainscape: Born to Be Introverted? --
Part II: Navigating the Extroverted Waters --
CHAPTER IV: Relationships: Face the Music and Dance --
CHAPTER V: Parenting: Are They Up from Their Nap Already? --
CHAPTER VI: Socializing: Party Pooper or Pooped from the Party? --
CHAPTER VII: Working: Hazards from 9 to 5 --
Part III: Creating the "Just Right" Life. CHAPTER VIII: Three P's: Personal Pacing, Priorities, and Parameters --
CHAPTER IX: Nurture Your Nature --
CHAPTER X: Extroverting: Shine Your Light into the World --
Selected Bibliography and Suggested Reading --
Index --
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