As a parent, if give yourself what you need, your children will watch you doing that and will give themselves what they… — Susan Cain Children 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 Tipping point Copy Share Image
“Conversely, high-reactive children may be more likely to develop into artists and writers and scientists and thinkers because their aversion to novelty… — Susan Cain Art 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
INTROVERTS are especially vulnerable to challenges like marital tension, a parent’s death, or abuse. They’re more likely than their peers to react… — Susan Cain Abuse Copy Share Image
“introverts are uniquely good at leading initiative-takers. Because of their inclination to listen to others and lack of interest in dominating social… — Susan Cain Leadership Copy Share Image
Being relatively unmoved by rewards gives you the incalculable power to go your own way. — Susan Cain Giving 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
“At IBM, a corporation that embodied the ideal of the company man, the sales force gathered each morning to belt out the… — Susan Cain Business 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 Chance Copy Share Image
“I am a horse for a single harness, not cut out for tandem or teamwork … for well I know that in order to… — Susan Cain Goals Copy Share Image
Solitude is out of fashion. Our companies, our schools and our culture are in thrall to an idea I call the New… — Susan Cain Achievement Copy Share Image
“College students who tend to study alone learn more over time than those who work in groups. Even elite athletes in team… — Susan Cain College student 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
“This style of teaching reflects the business community,” one fifth-grade teacher in a Manhattan public school told me, “where people’s respect for… — Susan Cain Business Copy Share Image
“The trick for introverts is to honor their styles instead of allowing themselves to be swept up by prevailing norms.” — Susan Cain Introverts 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
“From outside the evangelical community, this seems an astonishing confession. Since when is solitude one of the Seven Deadly Sins? But to… — Susan Cain Deadly sins 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 Talking nonsense Copy Share Image
“By 1950, the slogan of he Mid-Century White House Conference on Children and Youth was "A healthy personality for every child.” — Susan Cain Children 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
Even when the attention focused on me is positive, I am uncomfortable being looked at by a lot of people - it's… — Susan Cain Attention 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
