“Many psychologists would also agree that introverts and extroverts work differently. Extroverts tend to tackle assignments quickly. They make fast (sometimes rash)… — Susan Cain Introvert Copy Share Image
“Why do we accept this one-size-fits-all situation as a given when we know perfectly well that adults don’t organize themselves this way?… — Susan Cain Children Copy Share Image
“Extroverts are better than introverts at handling information overload. Introverts' reflectiveness uses up a lot of cognitive capacity, according to Joseph Newman.… — Susan Cain Information overload Copy Share Image
“Osborn’s theory had great impact, and company leaders took up brainstorming with enthusiasm. To this day, it’s common for anyone who spends… — Susan Cain Brainstorming Copy Share Image
“When Professor Little introduced the concept of self-monitoring to his personality psychology classes, some students got very worked up about whether it… — Susan Cain Psychology Copy Share Image
“According to Jay Belsky, a leading proponent of this view and a psychology professor and child care expert at the University of… — Susan Cain Child care Copy Share Image
“How is it that Asians and Westerners can look at the exact same classroom interactions, and one group will label it “class… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“He wasn’t concerned with getting credit or even with being in charge; he simply assigned work to those who could perform it… — Susan Cain Delegating Copy Share Image
“Even multitasking, that prized feat of modern-day office warriors, turns out to be a myth. Scientists now know that the brain is… — Susan Cain Productivity Copy Share Image
“Social anxiety disorder”—which essentially means pathological shyness—is now thought to afflict nearly one in five of us. The most recent version of… — Susan Cain Fear Copy Share Image
“But the most interesting part of Thorne’s experiment was how much the two types appreciated each other. Introverts talking to extroverts chose… — Susan Cain Communication Copy Share Image
We don’t ask why God chose as his prophet a stutterer with a public speaking phobia. But we should. The book of… — Susan Cain Book Copy Share Image
“Soft power is not limited to moral exemplars like Mahatma Gandhi. Consider, for example, the much-ballyhooed excellence of Asians in fields like… — Susan Cain Academic excellence Copy Share Image
“If you’re an introvert, find your flow by using your gifts. You have the power of persistence, the tenacity to solve complex… — Susan Cain Extrovert Copy Share Image
“He believes, as most of us do, that venting anger lets off steam. The “catharsis hypothesis”—that aggression builds up inside us until… — Susan Cain Anger Copy Share Image
“But it turned out that this “unlearning” was not as complete as the scientists first thought. When they severed the neural connections… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Carnegie’s metamorphosis from farmboy to salesman to public-speaking icon is also the story of the rise of the Extrovert Ideal. Carnegie’s journey… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Speak with conviction. Even if you believe something only fifty-five percent, say it as if you believe it a hundred percent.” “If… — Susan Cain Faith Copy Share Image
“Putting theory into practice is hard for them,” writes Gallagher, “because their sensitive natures and elaborate schemes are unsuited to the heterogeneous… — Susan Cain Education Copy Share Image
“They prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues, and family. They listen more than they talk, think before they… — Susan Cain Close friends Copy Share Image
“Consider that the simplest social interactions between two people requires performing an astonishing array of tasks: interpreting what the other person is… — susan cain Body language Copy Share Image
“Moreover, they tell us that the Extrovert Ideal is not as sacrosanct as we may have thought. So if, deep down, you’ve… — Susan Cain Extrovert Copy Share Image
“Most inventors and engineers I’ve met are like me—they’re shy and they live in their heads. They’re almost like artists. In fact,… — Susan Cain Art Copy Share Image
“In her book Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion, Carol Tavris recounts a story about a Bengali cobra that liked to bite passing villagers.… — Susan Cain Anger Copy Share Image
“Extroverts are more likely to take a quick-and-dirty approach to problem-solving, trading accuracy for speed, making increasing numbers of mistakes as they… — Susan Cain Accuracy Copy Share Image
“On August 15, 2008, Pete Cashmore, the founder of Mashable, the online guide to social media, weighed in. “Wouldn’t it be a… — Susan Cain Life Copy Share Image
“A local college counselor named Purvi Modi agrees. “Introversion is not looked down upon,” she tells me. “It is accepted. In some… — Susan Cain Introversion Copy Share Image
“Proverbs from the East: The wind howls, but the mountain remains still. Even though I make no special attempt to observe the… — Susan Cain Discipline Copy Share Image
“Career counselor Shoya Zichy told me the story of one of her clients, an introverted financial analyst who worked in an environment… — Susan Cain Career Copy Share Image
Originally, technology was pretty clearly on the side of introversion. It allowed introverts to connect with people, to express their ideas in… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
It's not that there is no small talk...It's that it comes not at the beginning of conversations but at the end...Sensitive people...'enjoy… — Susan Cain Authenticity Copy Share Image
“Compare their worries about Ethan to Dr. Miller’s assessment: “He was like the classic Harry Potter kid—he was always reading,” says Dr.… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“high-reactive child’s ideal parent: someone who “can read your cues and respect your individuality; is warm and firm in placing demands on… — Susan Cain Academic achievement Copy Share Image
Theodor Geisel (otherwise known as Dr. Seuss) spent his workdays ensconced in his private studio, the walls lined with sketches and drawings,… — Susan Cain Bells Copy Share Image
“Since when is solitude one of the Seven Deadly Sins? But to a fellow evangelical, McHugh's sense of spiritual failure would make… — Susan Cain Building community Copy Share Image
Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you're supposed to. Stay home on New Year's Eve… — Susan Cain Acquaintance Copy Share Image
“The contrast is striking,” writes Michael Harris Bond, a cross-cultural psychologist who focuses on China. “The Americans emphasize sociability and prize those… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“A martial arts instructor named Lateesha was first up that evening. Lateesha’s assignment was to read aloud to the class from a… — Susan Cain Art Copy Share Image
“In her book Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion, Carol Tavris recounts a story about a Bengali cobra that liked to bite passing villagers.… — Susan Cain Anger Copy Share Image
Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home… — Susan Cain Business Copy Share Image
