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Book synopsis

The assumption that confidence requires performance is really the assumption that energy spent performing is

the only kind that counts, and most career advice for introverts depends on you accepting that lie. Gideon

Farrow's insightful book explores the pressure to match extrovert energy and the cost of pretending your

baseline doesn't exist.

When quiet energy enters spaces designed for volume, it stops being a neutral trait and becomes a perceived

deficit. Quiet Confidence is not a personality makeover, a networking formula, or a guide to faking

extroversion. Instead, it maps the energy mechanics of contribution without performance, showing what

strategic silence earns that constant participation never could.

Through relatable workplace and social scenarios, you will explore the dynamics of energy-aware presence:

- The Energy Audit: Why Maya's eleven-minute silence in meetings isn't hesitation but conservation, and

how knowing the difference changes what you prepare for.

- Beyond 'Shy': Why the introvert label doesn't tell you your limits-energy capacity varies by a factor of

three even among introverts, and you've been judged by the wrong yardstick.

- The Pre-Game Ritual: How the tightness before networking events isn't fear but your system signaling a

need for setup, and what to do in the hours before you walk in.

With the energy audit, preparation rituals, and precision-speaking tools in these pages, you'll stop burning out

on performance and start showing up on your terms. Start reading Quiet Confidence today and discover what

you can build when you stop spending energy on who you're not.

Book details

• Full title: Quiet Confidence
• Subtitle: A Guide for People Who Hate the Loud Version of Self-Belief
• Author: Gideon Farrow
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172
• EAN: 9781804283479
• ISBN: 1804283479
• ID: 53675673
• Publisher: Readers First Publishing LTD
• Weight: 240 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 9 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. August 2026

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