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Sensitive

The Hidden Power of the Highly Sensitive Person in a Loud, Fast, Too-Much World

by Jenn Granneman
Andre Sólo
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“This important book reframes the way we think about sensitivity—our own or someone else’s—and shines a light on the great power in being highly attuned to the world.”—Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet and Quiet
A paradigm-shifting look at a long-undervalued yet hugely beneficial personality trait, from the creators of the world’s largest community for highly sensitive people
 
“Don’t be so sensitive!”

Everyone has a sensitive side, but nearly one in three people have the genes to be more sensitive than others—both physically and emotionally. These are the people who pause before speaking and think before acting; they tune in to subtle details and make connections that others miss. Whether introverted or extroverted, they tend to be bighearted, creative, and wired to go deep, yet society tells them to hide the very sensitivity that makes them this way. These are the world’s “highly sensitive people,” and Sensitive is the book that champions them.
From the creators of the world’s largest community for sensitive people, Sensitive teaches us how to unlock the potential in this undervalued strength and leverage it across the most important areas of our lives: friendships and intimate relationships, the workplace, leadership, and parenting. Through fascinating research and expert storytelling, Jenn Granneman and Andre Sólo—sensitive people themselves—show us that the way to thrive as a sensitive person is not to hide our sensitivity but to embrace it, and how to do that in every area of life. Weaving together actionable advice, relatable anecdotes, and the latest scientific research, Granneman and Sólo demonstrate how leaning into sensitivity unlocks a powerful boost effect to propel us ahead in life. They hand us the tools and insights we need to thrive as sensitive people in a loud, fast, too-much world.
A powerfully validating, destigmatizing, and practical book, Sensitive plants a gently fluttering flag in the ground for sensitive people everywhere. This inspiring book has the power to change, once and for all, how we see sensitive people—and how they see themselves.

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    February 28, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9780593235027

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      • ISBN: 9780593235027
      • File size: 2280 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 9, 2023
      Granneman (The Secret Lives of Introverts) and Sólo, creators of Highly Sensitive Refuge online community for sensitive people, skillfully explore the misunderstood trait. Combining scientific research with anecdotes, Granneman and Sólo examine “what it really means to be sensitive,” consider its strengths and drawbacks, and outline coping mechanisms that sensitive people can use. While the trait is often associated with weakness, and stereotypes abound of sensitive people being easily offended or crying too much, the authors link sensitivity to increased empathy and creativity, and note that sensitive people have finely tuned observational and processing skills. Also, they posit, sensitive people tend to have advanced sensory intelligence (a close awareness of detail in one’s environment), though this can also result in overstimulation. The authors offer strategies for dealing with such moments, among them using “calming sensory input” to interrupt the body’s threat response (giving oneself a tight hug, for instance). The goal, Granneman and Sólo emphasize, is creating “a lifestyle that works for your sensitivity, not against it.” The authors’ argument is cogent and accessible, and they make clear ways readers can harness the trait without ignoring its challenges. This will empower readers to reframe their sensitivity as a strength.

    • Library Journal

      April 1, 2023

      In the contemporary American culture of toughness, being "highly sensitive" is often seen as a sign of weakness. Not so, according to authors Granneman (The Secret Lives of Introverts) and S�lo (Sensitive), who consider high sensitivity a superpower that may even have evolutionary benefits. Approximately one in every three people could be described as highly sensitive, which the authors define as "the ability to perceive, process, and respond deeply to one's environment." Sensitivity has both emotional and physical aspects, and research has shown that highly sensitive people have five unique gifts--empathy, creativity, sensory intelligence, depth of processing, and depth of emotions--that can lead them to great achievement. But highly sensitive people can also be easily overwhelmed, and the authors provide practical guidance for avoiding (or at least minimizing) overwhelm. Individual chapters focus on specific areas of life, including relationships, parenting, and work, and inspiring quotes from members of the authors' online community, Sensitive Refuge, are included throughout. VERDICT This readable, uplifting, research-backed guide will benefit the many highly sensitive people who are looking for ways to harness their sensitivity for the greater good, or simply for their own well-being. Highly recommended for all public library collections.--Nanette Donohue

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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