The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine N. Aron

My review: https://mattstein.com/books/highly-sensitive-person

It is pretty interesting book for HSPs as well as non-HSPs to get to know HSPs and know how to deal with them. Elaine N.Aron within The Highly Sensitive Person book categorized about 20% of people as HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) and elaborates their characteristics as well as all their strengths and weaknesses. By going through this book HSPs could know themselves better and be able to cope with their difficulties way better. As a non HSP you could come to know about HSPs and how they are different in characteristics and behaviors, which could come handy if your loved ones are HSPs or you are managing people which some might be HSPs. Identifying HSPs and do the resource allocation accordingly is something that an organization could benefit immensely.

From another point of view, one might argue anyone could fit themselves to HSP category in a way or another. Not only because sensitivity is one of the characteristics of home sapiens, but one could easily fall pray of medical student syndrome and find himself or herself as a HSP. Human beings are vulnerable and could be sensitive or highly sensitive time to time. However it doesn't change the fact that this book pictured several vulnerabilities especially when it comes to sensitivity and provide valuable recommendation to overcome them.

In short I am big fan of this book and it has expanded my horizons. So I strongly recommend this book.

The information is very useful. Didn't love the tone/style, very touchy-feely for my taste. Also didn't care for the later part of the book talking about religion and spirituality, although I understand that others might identify with that section.

This book was on my to-read list because I'd come across this framing elsewhere (“sensitivity” vs. introversion etc.) and found it useful. The book itself, though, wasn't terribly useful for me. It's just not quite was I was looking for. Varies between overly-rah-rah / reassuring and what other reviewers here have uncharitably called “psychobabble” – “reparenting your inner infant” type stuff. I'd recommend [b:Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking 8520610 Quiet The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Susan Cain https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328562861s/8520610.jpg 13387396] instead.