“I have found that there are three key steps to identifying your own core personal projects. First, think back to what you… — Susan Cain Good man Copy Share Image
“According to Free Trait Theory, we are born and culturally endowed with certain personality traits—introversion, for example—but we can and do act… — Susan Cain Freedom Copy Share Image
“For example, highly sensitive people tend to be keen observers who look before they leap. They arrange their lives in ways that… — Susan Cain Next day Copy Share Image
“If she still doesn’t want to talk, wait for her. Sometimes she’ll need to decompress for hours before she’s ready. You may… — Susan Cain Older sibling Copy Share Image
“If we assume that quiet and loud people have roughly the same number of good (and bad) ideas, then we should worry… — Susan Cain Bad idea Copy Share Image
“The bag circles the table several times. Each time Maya passes it to her neighbor, saying nothing. Finally the discussion is done.… — Susan Cain Cool girl Copy Share Image
Now that you're an adult, you might still feel a pang of guilt when you decline a dinner invitation in favor of… — Susan Cain Adults 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
“Mark Twain once told a story about a man who scoured the planet looking for the greatest general who ever lived. When… — Susan Cain Gone to heaven Copy Share Image
“The upsides of the high-reactive temperament have been documented in exciting research that scientists are only now beginning to pull together. One… — Susan Cain Nature of man Copy Share Image
“Respect for individual human personality has with us reached its lowest point," observed one intellectual in 1921, "and it is delightfully ironical… — Susan Cain Human personality Copy Share Image
“The other thing Aron found about sensitive people is that sometimes they’re highly empathic. It’s as if they have thinner boundaries separating… — Susan Cain Personal problems Copy Share Image
“Those who worked with these leaders tended to describe them with the following words: quiet, humble, modest, reserved, shy, gracious, mild-mannered, self-effacing,… — Susan Cain Leader Copy Share Image
In the first study, Grant and his colleagues analyzed data from one of the five biggest pizza chains in the United States.… — Susan Cain Chains Copy Share Image
“In most settings, people use small talk as a way of relaxing into a new relationship, and only once they’re comfortable do… — Susan Cain New relationship Copy Share Image
“Introverts living under the Extroversion Ideal are like women in a man’s world, discounted because of a trait that goes to the… — Susan Cain Extroversion Copy Share Image
“And it suggests, says Jadzia Jagiellowicz, the lead scientist at Stony Brook, that sensitive types think in an unusually complex fashion. It… — Susan Cain Leadership Copy Share Image
Psychologists usually offer three explanations for the failure of group brainstorming. The first is social loafing: in a group, some individuals tend… — Susan Cain Apprehension Copy Share Image
“Kagan has given us painstakingly documented evidence that high reactivity is one biological basis of introversion but his findings are powerful in… — Susan Cain Hay fever Copy Share Image
“It’s not always so easy, it turns out, to identify your core personal projects. And it can be especially tough for introverts,… — Susan Cain Introverts Copy Share Image
Whoever you are, bear in mind that appearance is not reality. Some people act like extroverts, but the effort costs them energy,… — Susan Cain Aloof Copy Share Image
“Deliberate Practice, which he has identified as the key to exceptional achievement. When you practice deliberately, you identify the tasks or knowledge… — Susan Cain Deliberate Copy Share Image
“Alex also took advantage of his natural strengths. “I learned that boys basically do only one thing: they chase girls. They get… — Susan Cain Nature Copy Share Image
Love is essential; gregariousness is optional. Cherish your nearest and dearest. Work with colleagues you like and respect. Scan new acquaintances for… — Susan Cain Acquaintance 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
“In his book, Born to Be Good, Keltner even says that if he had to choose his mate by asking a single… — Susan Cain Books Copy Share Image
“Mike sounded dismissive of Western communication styles, but he admitted that he sometimes wished he could be noisy and uninhibited himself. “They’re… — Susan Cain Comfort zone Copy Share Image
“Nor are introverts necessarily shy. Shyness is the fear of social disapproval or humiliation, while introversion is a preference for environments that… — Susan Cain Fear Copy Share Image
