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  • By: Susan Cain
  • Narrated by: Susan Cain
  • Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (37 ratings)

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A Quiet Life in 7 Steps

By: Susan Cain
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Summary

In a world of distraction, overcommitment, and often overwhelming social expectations, are you craving depth, meaning, and true connection?

Join Susan Cain, an international best-selling author on the power of introverts who will help you tune out all of your everyday stresses and conflicts and tune into living a Quiet Life.

In seven steps, Susan will show you exactly how to lead your own Quiet Life. She’ll help you connect with the part of yourself that’s drawn to the quiet, the deep, the beautiful, and the kind. With the help of carefully selected experts—including poets and sages from across the centuries—she’ll share her very best advice, and give you practical takeaways, exercises, and meditations, all in service of helping you live your truly Quiet Life.

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lovely. calming . insightful and useful.

lovely, calming ,insightful and useful. will re-listen. insteresting idea and practical also. soothing voice. plan to listen to more of Susan Cain

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A wonderful audible guide to living a quiet life on keeping with my true North

I really loved this book and Susan Cain’s reading of it. I have no doubt I will come back to the book and various chapters again and again. There have already been certain chapters that I have listened to twice the first time round. A lot of food for thought as well as guidance and ideas on how to structure and live my life in line with my true North and the version of myself that I would consistently love to be. The author’s strength is her wonderful ability to cut through the noise to get through the very essence of what is important and valuable. I loved the various stories and poems and real life tales of people’s experiences. Thank you, Susan.

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Absolutely amazing

So soothing. Right on time. I’ve recently jumped off the hustle train and this emphasised the importance of slow living

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Quiet a hidden and underrated superpower

The book "quiet" has literally given me a lifeline as I was stuck in a job that was tailored to extroverted bulls..., and I thought I was the black sheep that needed changing, so when I saw this podcast I had to try it out and I love how Susan Cain boils down the message that quiet doesn't mean weak nor timid it just means we've a different approach to situations and life and actually given the right platform quiet people are just as extraordinary than anyone else you just might need to tune in to see that they are an enormous power house.

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All introverts should listen to this!

I love every piece of this audiobook and I was positively surprised when the lovely background music was on. Definitely worth listening and doing the reflections together with the author. Thank you!

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Just what I needed

Inspiring and thought provoking - some good exercises- one to visit from time to time. I’ve some toxicity in my life that this will help with.

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Deep

This is an intelligent, thoughtful and thought provoking series. It gives you a lot to think about. It’s interesting, introverts will relate and if you like Susan’s work you will like this.

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Easy Listen

An enjoyable and meaningful listen and found that I got a lot from it. Would recommend to anyone who wants a Starr in the right direction.

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don't like the examples or tones used

I couldn't not resonate with this as it was personal to the reader and the examples I couldn't relate to.

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No real advice

Personable stories, but I didn’t relate to any of the experiences, and there are no actual tips for how to figure out each step of the listed problems herein.

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