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In this week’s episode of the Creative Introvert podcast I talk to Joe Moran, historian of the everyday, about his book on shyness, ‘Shrinking Violets.’

 

What we discussed:

• The difference between shyness and introversion
• How shyness is more common than you might think
• The value of silence
• Why small talk is actually a very thoughtful thing to do
• Whether or not we blush for a reason
• The difference between shame and embarrassment
• How shyness is seen differently over the world
• Would art exist without the shy?
• Why shyness is like lower back pain
• The Personality Positivity Movement

Links:

Shrinking Violets by Joe Moran

Other books by Joe

The Stanford Shyness Test

Quiet by Susan Cain

Joe's Blog

  Connect with Joe:

Twitter

Website

Amazon author page