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Sensitive

Sensitive

The Power of a Thoughtful Mind in an Overwhelming World

Summary

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A ground-breaking look at the power of sensitivity to transform our relationships, career and life, from world-leading experts

Do you have a heightened sense of empathy? Do you often notice details that others ignore? Do you ever feel overwhelmed in a busy, loud environment?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, chances are you're a 'highly sensitive person', along with one fifth of the population. Highly sensitive people exemplify our most humane traits. They embody not just emotional sensitivity - qualities like empathy, kindness, and concern for strangers - but physical sensitivity too, processing all information very deeply.

Our modern loud and harsh world wasn't built for highly sensitive people, but their unique strengths make them inspiring leaders, heartfelt caretakers, careful decision-makers and natural-born artists.

Sensitive will shatter the myth that being sensitive is a weakness and celebrate the power of a deeper, more tuned-in mind. Offering a new way of unlocking potential, it will give sensitives - and those who care about them - the tools to be successful in school, work, life and love. Based on more than twenty years of research in neuroscience, psychology, and human genetics, it will be the first book to explore the science of sensitivity.

Sensitivity exists on a continuum and we're all sensitive to a degree. This book will reveal the power of embracing a soft heart in a harsh world and teach every sensitive to thrive.

©2023 Andre Sólo & Jenn Granneman (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Reviews

  • 'This important book reframes the way we think about sensitivity'
    Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet and Quiet

About the authors

Jenn Granneman

Jenn Granneman is an internationally recognised authority on highly sensitive people and introverts. She co-founded Highly Sensitive Refuge, a community and publication for highly sensitive people, reaching 1.3 million people every month. Jenn is the author of The Secret Lives of Introverts. She also created 'Introvert, Dear', the largest introvert website in the world. Jenn is a contributor to Psychology Today, Forbes and The Huffington Post. Jenn lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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Andre Sólo

Andre Sólo is a researcher, and co-founder and editor-in-chief for Highly Sensitive Refuge. He has co-authored a number of scientific papers and his writing has appeared in Psychology Today, The Huffington Post and Quiet Revolution. He has been interviewed by The Telegraph, Vogue and the BBC. Andre is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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