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I had no idea how much this book was going to resonate with me. This made me feel understood, valued, and energized. It's so comforting knowing that there are other people like me who are introverted, highly sensitive and/or empathic changing the world every day.

I love that the quiet and often overlooked behind-the-scenes work of researchers, inventors, record-keepers, librarians, educators, artists, mentors, friends, and connectors are championed here.

Phew, so many quotes to transcribe!

A few tidbits:
-- Nonviolent campaigns were twice as likely as violent campaigns to achieve their goals
-- In order to secure major political change, at least 3.5 percent of the population must actively participate in protests
-- The surest way to ensure that you have a reserve of compassion and empathy for others is to attend to your own feelings.
-- Recovery time for people-related stress is very long compared to milder forms of stress
-- The more challenging aspects of being highly sensitive may diminish as we age, and the ability to appreciate beauty and connect spiritually increases with age. We take things less personally, experience less hurt, and more easily forget negative experiences as we age.
-- A 2018 study found that 35 percent of American adults have a low level of trust in others
-- Relational activism - supporting and encouraging a person already involved in a cause
-- Start in listening mode
-- Interacting face-to-face with an out-group reduced prejudice 94 percent of the time
-- Reading fiction consistently leads to greater empathy
-- Record keeping promotes accountability, counters corruption, and protects human rights
-- 14 million adults in the United States do not have access to a bank account or financial institution
-- Invest in one-on-one relationships, small group teaching, facilitating trainings, writing curriculum, designing presentations, offering consulting services, or creating websites
-- Scholarly and academic publications are much less focused on policy recommendations than they were 100 years ago
-- The average paper in a peer-reviewed journal is read completely by no more than 10 people
-- There is little to be gained for scholars who submit an op-ed to a popular newspaper or give presentations to the general public
-- In 1993, the NRA successfully lobbied for Congress to cut off government funding for any activity that might promote gun control; this was finally revoked in 2019