“If genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration, then as a culture we tend to lionize the one percent.” — Susan Cain Extroverts Copy Share Image
I actually find extroversion to be a really appealing personality style. — Susan Cain Extroversion Copy Share Image
“The next generation of quiet kids can and should be raised to know their own strengths.” — Susan Cain Child Copy Share Image
There is no one more courageous than the person who speaks with the courage of his convictions. — Susan Cain Conviction Copy Share Image
I prefer listening to talking, reading to socializing, and cozy chats to group settings. — Susan Cain Communication Copy Share Image
“Open-plan offices have been found to reduce productivity and impair memory.” — Susan Cain Productivity Copy Share Image
“We fail to realize that participating in an online working group is a form of solitude all its own.” — Susan Cain Solitude Copy Share Image
“The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some it’s a Broadway spotlight; for others, a lamplit… — Susan Cain Life Copy Share Image
Many introverts feel there's something wrong with them, and try to pass as extroverts. But whenever you try to pass as something… — Susan Cain Along Copy Share Image
“Introverts living under the Extrovert Ideal are like women in a man’s world, discounted because of a trait that goes to the… — Susan Cain Extrovert Copy Share Image
“We should all look out for cobblers who might have been great generals. Which means focusing on introverted children, whose talents are… — Susan Cain Children Copy Share Image
“The lesson, says Collins, is clear. We don’t need giant personalities to transform companies. We need leaders who build not their own… — Susan Cain Leader Copy Share Image
Our lives are shaped as profoundly by personality as by gender or race. And the single most important aspect of personality ...… — Susan Cain Aspect Copy Share Image
“Keep in mind the words of Sir Winston Churchill: 'Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also… — Susan Cain Courage Copy Share Image
“If a high-reactive toddler breaks another child's toy by mistake, studies show, she often experiences a more intense mix of guilt and… — Susan Cain Child Copy Share Image
“Still, there’s a limit to how much we can control our self-presentation. This is partly because of a phenomenon called behavioral leakage,… — Susan Cain Body language 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
“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
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
“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
“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
The pressure to entertain, to sell ourselves, and never to be visibly anxious keeps ratcheting up. — Susan Cain Anxious Copy Share Image
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction, both are transformed. —CARL… — Susan Cain Jung Copy Share Image
“America had shifted from what the influential cultural historian Warren Susman called a Culture of Character to a Culture of Personality” — Susan Cain Culture-identity Copy Share Image
