“Events like this don't give me the sense of oneness others seem to enjoy; it's always been private occasions that make me… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
...remember the dangers of the New Groupthink. If it's creativity you're after, ask your employees to solve problems alone before sharing their… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“That is why one can never be alone enough when one writes, why there can never be enough silence around one when… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Proust called these moments of unity between writer and reader “that fruitful miracle of a communication in the midst of solitude.” — Susan Cain 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 Copy Share Image
Introverts need to trust their gut and share their ideas as powerfully as they can. This does not mean aping extroverts; ideas… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
you once said to would like to sit beside me while I write. Listen in that case I could not write at… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
I'm insatiably curious about human nature. I feel very lucky that as a writer I get to learn so much about it… — Susan Cain 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 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 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 discipline of… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“where we fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum. Our place on this continuum influences our choice of friends and mates, and how we make conversation,… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they’re good talkers, but they don’t have good ideas,” he… — Susan Cain 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 it’s healthily… — Susan Cain 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 math and… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Events like this don't give me the sense of oneness others seem to enjoy; it's always been private occasions that make me feel connected… — Susan Cain 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 the Diagnostic… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“So when introverts assume the observer role, as when they write novels, or contemplate unified field theory- or fall quiet at dinner parties- they’re… — Susan Cain 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 time in… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Extroversion is an enormously appealing personality style, but we've turned it into an oppressive standard to which most of us feel we must conform. — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“But as the word satyagraha implies, Gandhi’s passivity was not weakness at all. It meant focusing on an ultimate goal and refusing to divert… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
