The glory of the disposition that stops to consider stimuli rather than rushing to engage with them is its long association with… — Susan Cain Achievement Copy Share Image
“A shy man no doubt dreads the notice of strangers, but can hardly be said to be afraid of them. He may… — Susan Cain Confidence Copy Share Image
“I was the nicest person you'd ever want to know," Alex recalls, "but the world wasn't that way. The problem was that… — Susan Cain Bullying Copy Share Image
“...the simple act of being interrupted is one of the biggest barriers to productivity...What looks like multitasking is really switching back and… — Susan Cain Failure 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 Conscientiousness 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
“men regarded ability in speaking as a peculiar gift, needed only by the lawyer, clergyman, or statesman. Today we have come to… — Susan Cain Ability Copy Share Image
To some extent, we've always had an admiration for extroversion in our culture. But the extrovert ideal really came to play at… — Susan Cain 20th century 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
“Many psychologists would also agree that introverts and extroverts work differently. Extroverts tend to tackle assignments quickly. They make fast (sometimes rash)… — Susan Cain Introvert Copy Share Image
“We tend to forget that there’s nothing sacrosanct about learning in large group classrooms, and that we organize students this way not… — Susan Cain Education Copy Share Image
“Kagan hypothesized that infants born with an especially excitable amygdala would wiggle and howl when shown unfamiliar objects and grow up to… — Susan Cain Meeting new people Copy Share Image
“introverts prefer to work independently, and solitude can be a catalyst to innovation. As the influential psychologist Hans Eysenck once observed, introversion… — Susan Cain Introversion Copy Share Image
“they wanted their son to pursue a career in religion or education, not sales. It seems unlikely that they would have approved… — Susan Cain Education Copy Share Image
“He wasn’t concerned with getting credit or even with being in charge; he simply assigned work to those who could perform it… — Susan Cain Delegating 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
“Brainstorming had four rules: 1. Don’t judge or criticize ideas. 2. Be freewheeling. The wilder the idea, the better. 3. Go for… — Susan Cain Brainstorming Copy Share Image
“Our culture made a virtue of living only as extroverts. We discouraged the inner journey, the quest for a center. So we… — Susan Cain Culture Copy Share Image
It's never a good idea to organize society in a way that depletes the energy of half the population. We discovered this… — Susan Cain Decades 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
“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
“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
Men are more likely to be introverted than women are, but it's really very slight. But the real difference I think is… — Susan Cain Cultural 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 Collaboration 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
Many people believe that introversion is about being antisocial, and that's really a misperception. Because actually it's just that introverts are differently… — Susan Cain Antisocial Copy Share Image
Open-plan offices have been found to reduce productivity and impair memory. They’re associated with high staff turnover. They make people sick, hostile,… — Susan Cain Found Copy Share Image
“Buffett is known for thinking carefully when those around him lose their heads. “Success in investing doesn’t correlate with IQ,” he has… — Susan Cain Customer Copy Share Image
“Schwartz, the director of the Developmental Neuroimaging and Psychopathology Research Lab. Schwartz has bright, inquisitive eyes, graying brown hair, and a quietly… — Susan Cain Brown hair Copy Share Image
“That is why one can never be alone enough when one writes, why there can never be enough silence around one when… — Susan Cain Night Copy Share Image
What if you love knowledge for its own sake, not necessarily as a blueprint to action? What if you wish there were… — Susan Cain Action 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
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
Evangelicalism has taken the Extrovert Ideal to its logical extreme...If you don't love Jesus out loud, then it must not be real… — Susan Cain Being real Copy Share Image
“Restorative niche' is Professor Little's term for the place you go when you want to return to your true self. It can… — Susan Cain Niche Copy Share Image
“The risk with our students is that they’re very good at getting their way. But that doesn’t mean they’re going the right… — Susan Cain Education 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
