“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
“where we fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum. Our place on this continuum influences our choice of friends and mates, and how we… — Susan Cain Communication 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… — Susan Cain Good ideas 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
“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
“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 Books 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
“So when introverts assume the observer role, as when they write novels, or contemplate unified field theory- or fall quiet at dinner… — Susan Cain Books 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 Corporate america 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… — Susan Cain Conform 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… — Susan Cain Goals Copy Share Image
“The Extrovert Ideal has been documented in many studies, though this research has never been grouped under a single name. Talkative people,… — Susan Cain Communication Copy Share Image
“introverts prefer to work independently, and solitude can be a catalyst to innovation. As the influential psychologist Hans Eysenck once observed, introversion… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“People who tend to [suppress their negative emotions] regularly,” concludes Grob, “might start to see the world in a more negative light.” — Susan Cain Negative emotions Copy Share Image
I think the shyness one feels in childhood is often overcome with time. There are children who hide behind their parents' legs,… — Susan Cain Behinds Copy Share Image
We put too much of a premium on presenting and not enough on substance and critical thinking. — Susan Cain Critical Copy Share Image
“But exceptional performance depends not only on the groundwork we lay through Deliberate Practice; it also requires the right working conditions. And… — Susan Cain Deliberate practice 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 Freedom 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
You're told that you're in your head too much, a phrase that's often deployed against the quiet and cerebral. Or maybe there's… — Susan Cain Cerebral Copy Share Image
“As Tom talks, I think of how much I miss my husband, Ken, who’s back home in New York and not a… — Susan Cain Heart and soul Copy Share Image
“I want to change the world in my own way. So I do stuff that’s artificial. I don’t really like being the… — Susan Cain Change the world Copy Share Image
“Some people are more certain of everything than I am of anything. —ROBERT RUBIN, In an Uncertain World” — Susan Cain Doubt Copy Share Image
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