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Marti Olsen Laney

Thinking Through The Introvert Advantage {Technology, God’s Mercy, and Rest}

The Introvert Advantage:How to Thrive in an Extrovert Worldby Marti Olsen Laney, Psy. D.There is a scene in the book Henry and the Great Society where Henry freaks out concerning the installation of a telephone. Henry, for those of you who haven’t read the book, is living on the brink of Industrialism. He himself is a traditional agrarian, watching all of the world about him transform into a New Economy. His wife and children swallow the new culture with its new Continue Reading…
March 25, 2010
Thinking Through The Introvert Advantage {Rhetoric and Introversion}

The Introvert Advantage:How to Thrive in an Extrovert Worldby Marti Olsen Laney, Psy.D.I just finished up reading chapters six and seven, and I appreciated the content, though I see what Mystie meant when she said that the author lost her focus on introversion more and more as the book went on. I really, really prefer to stick to the bare bones definitions from the beginning of the book which define introverts as people who are energized by solitude and/or ideas Continue Reading…
March 16, 2010
Thinking Through The Introvert Advantage {The Long-Awaited Comments Roundup}

Thank you all for being patient while I tried to get my act together regarding the comments in the last post. I loved all the comments, but I just didn’t have the time to manage them well. Now, however, I think I do have the time {barring emergencies or unexpected changes in the weather}, and so we’ll go through them a bit. Let’s Make Distinctions Before we go on, I want to frame the conversation a bit. One of the Continue Reading…
March 3, 2010
Thinking Through The Introvert Advantage {How Are Strong Women Made?}

Gosh, this next section is a toughie. I have written and rewritten this post. I have deleted it entirely and begun afresh. Everything in my heart, everything I think I’ve learned, sounds dull and hollow when I try and transfer it to the page. After thinking through this a bit, I decided that, as all of my thoughts were inspired by the thoughts of other people, why not present those thoughts instead? Not that I won’t comment at all, but Continue Reading…
February 17, 2010