“The people who made it through these boards were not the people with the best ideas. They were the best presenters.” — Susan Cain 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
“Introverts are drawn to the inner world of thought and feeling, said Jung, extroverts to the external life of people and activities.… — Susan Cain Inner world Copy Share Image
“Putting theory into practice is hard for them,” writes Gallagher, “because their sensitive natures and elaborate schemes are unsuited to the heterogeneous… — Susan Cain Empathy 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
“The word that Kagan first used to describe high-reactive people was inhibited, and that’s exactly how I still feel at some dinner… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
It's never a good idea to organize society in a way that depletes the energy of half the population. — Susan Cain Energy Copy Share Image
“...the results have consistently suggested that introversion and extroversion, like other major personality traits such as agreeableness and conscientiousness, are about 40… — Susan Cain Personality traits 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 Good book 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 Children Copy Share Image
“In Maya’s group, the “executive branch,” everyone is talking at once. Maya hangs back. Samantha, tall and plump in a purple T-shirt,… — Susan Cain Executive branch Copy Share Image
“Even though we can reach for the outer limits of our temperaments, it can often be better to situate ourselves squarely inside… — Susan Cain Comfort zone Copy Share Image
“Contrary to the Harvard Business School model of vocal leadership, the ranks of effective CEOs turn out to be filled with introverts,… — Susan Cain Leadership Copy Share Image
“People who pass us on the street can’t know that we’re clever and charming unless we look it.” — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“But the most interesting part of Thorne’s experiment was how much the two types appreciated each other. Introverts talking to extroverts chose… — Susan Cain Communication Copy Share Image
If you enjoy depth, don't force yourself to seek breadth. If you prefer single-tasking to multi-tasking, stick to your guns. — Susan Cain Breadth Copy Share Image
We don’t ask why God chose as his prophet a stutterer with a public speaking phobia. But we should. The book of… — Susan Cain Book Copy Share Image
“So the next time you see a person with a composed face and a soft voice, remember that inside her mind she… — Susan Cain Next time Copy Share Image
“But buzz also has considerable downsides. “Everyone assumes that it’s good to accentuate positive emotions, but that isn’t correct,” the psychology professor… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“That was what collaboration meant for Steve Woz: the ability to share a donut and a brainwave with his laid-back, nonjudgmental, poorly… — Susan Cain Work done Copy Share Image
“In the meantime, I’ve told you my tale of abject terror because it lies at the heart of some of my most… — Susan Cain Fear Copy Share Image
Studies have shown that performance gets worse as group size increases ... If you have talented and motivated people, they should be… — Susan Cain Be encouraged Copy Share Image
I actually find extroversion to be a really appealing personality style. — Susan Cain Personality 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 Authority Copy Share Image
