“Parks herself seemed aware of this paradox, calling her autobiography Quiet Strength—a title that challenges us to question our assumptions. Why shouldn’t… — Susan Cain Paradox Copy Share Image
Another study, of 38,000 knowledge workers across different sectors, found that the simple act of being interrupted is one of the biggest… — Susan Cain Barriers Copy Share Image
“The Subarctic Survival Situation may sound like a harmless game played inside the ivory tower, but if you think of meetings you’ve… — Susan Cain Ivory tower Copy Share Image
One thing I'm hearing a lot is from teachers who have felt that there's something wrong with the extreme group learning, but… — Susan Cain Apparently Copy Share Image
“Extroverts tend to tackle assignments quickly. They make fast (sometimes rash) decisions, and are comfortable multitasking and risk-taking. They enjoy “the thrill… — Susan Cain Extroverts Copy Share Image
“Gandhi’s passivity was not weakness at all. It meant focusing on an ultimate goal and refusing to divert energy to unnecessary skirmishes… — Susan Cain Gandhi 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
We need to do teacher training to educate them about what temperament means. Shyness is painful and you want to help a… — Susan Cain About 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
“It’s not enough,” one senior manager at Eastman Kodak told the author Daniel Goleman, “to be able to sit at your computer… — Susan Cain Management Copy Share Image
“Evangelicalism has taken the Extrovert Ideal to its logical extreme, McHugh is telling us. If you don’t love Jesus out loud, then… — Susan Cain Evangelicalism Copy Share Image
“In fact, the very thing that many high-reactives hate most about blushing— its uncontrollability— is what makes it so socially useful. “Because… — Susan Cain Blushing Copy Share Image
“I need a break after school," she told me later. "School is hard because a lot of people are in the room,… — Susan Cain Communication 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
“A mountain of recent data on open-plan offices from many different industries corroborates the results of the games. Open-plan offices have been… — Susan Cain Blood pressure Copy Share Image
“The key to flow is to pursue an activity for its own sake, not for the rewards it brings. Although flow does… — Susan Cain Flow Copy Share Image
I'm not saying abolish group work - I think there's a time and a place for people to come together and exchange… — Susan Cain Abolish Copy Share Image
We know from myths and fairy tales that there are many different kinds of powers in this world. One child is given… — Susan Cain Children Copy Share Image
“Because conflict-avoidant Emily would never “bite” or even hiss unless Greg had done something truly horrible, on some level she processes his… — Susan Cain Anger Copy Share Image
“Usually they’re carried away by people who are assertive and domineering. The risk with our students is that they’re very good at… — Susan Cain Assertive Copy Share Image
Introverts are offered keys to private gardens full of riches. To possess such a key is to tumble like Alice down her… — Susan Cain Adventure 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
“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 Introvert Copy Share Image
Solitude is one of our great superpowers... Solitude is the key to being able to make effective decisions and then having the… — Susan Cain Able Copy Share Image
Persistence isn't very glamorous. If genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration, then as a culture we tend to lionize… — Susan Cain Culture Copy Share Image
“The authors whose books get published - once accepted as a reclusive breed - are now vetted by publicists to make sure… — Susan Cain Books Copy Share Image
“But the catharsis hypothesis is a myth— a plausible one, an elegant one, but a myth nonetheless. Scores of studies have shown… — Susan Cain Anger Copy Share Image
“Some of our greatest ideas, art, and inventions—from the theory of evolution to van Gogh’s sunflowers to the personal computer—came from quiet… — Susan Cain Art Copy Share Image
“Imagine how much better you’ll be at this sweet-spot game once you’re aware of playing it. You can set up your work,… — Susan Cain Life Copy Share Image
In our society, the ideal self is bold, gregarious, and comfortable in the spotlight. We like to think that we value individuality,… — Susan Cain Admire Copy Share Image
“Another study, of 38,000 knowledge workers across different sectors, found that the simple act of being interrupted is one of the biggest… — Susan Cain Education Copy Share Image
“High-reactive kids also tend to think and feel deeply about what they’ve noticed, and to bring an extra degree of nuance to… — Susan Cain Child Copy Share Image
Most people who have grown up introverted in this very extroverted culture of ours have had painful experiences of feeling like they… — Susan Cain Culture 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
What's interesting is relative levels of introversion tend to stay the same. If you went back to your reunion from school, you… — Susan Cain Back Copy Share Image
“Everything in the service involved communication,” he says with gentle exasperation. “Greeting people, the lengthy sermon, the singing. There was no emphasis… — Susan Cain Communication 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
“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
“when introverts assume the observer role, as when they write novels, or contemplate unified field theory—or fall quiet at dinner parties—they’re not… — Susan Cain Books Copy Share Image
“She had strong, sometimes disturbing dreams at night. She was “strangely intense,” and often beset by powerful emotions, both positive and negative.… — Susan Cain Dreams Copy Share Image
