“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
“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
“[P]arents need to step back from their own preferences and see what the world looks like to their quiet children.” — Susan Cain Children Copy Share Image
When you go to a football game and someone offers you a beer [...], they're really saying hi, have a glass of extroversion. — Susan Cain Ball game 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 Investing 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 Right way Copy Share Image
we have two ears and one mouth and we should use them proportionally — Susan Cain Ears Copy Share Image
The other thing Aron found about sensitive people is that sometimes they're highly empathic. It's as if they have thinner boundaries separating… — Susan Cain Behavior Copy Share Image
The purpose of school should be to prepare kids for the rest of their lives, but too often what kids need to… — Susan Cain Be prepared Copy Share Image
I had always imagined Rosa Parks as a stately woman with a bold temperament, someone who could easily stand up to a… — Susan Cain Age Copy Share Image
“Enjoyment appears at the boundary between boredom and anxiety, when the challenges are just balanced with the person’s capacity to act. —MIHALY… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Shyness is the fear of social disapproval or humiliation, while introversion is a preference for environments that are not overstimulating. Shyness is… — Susan Cain Disapproval 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
“verbal fluency and sociability are the two most important predictors of success, according to a Stanford Business School study.” — Susan Cain Success Copy Share Image
“expression on his face. He’s in his early thirties, tall and broad-shouldered, dressed in jeans, a black polo shirt, and black flip-flops.… — Susan Cain Brown hair Copy Share Image
“Even multitasking, that prized feat of modern-day office warriors, turns out to be a myth. Scientists now know that the brain is… — Susan Cain Productivity 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 Law school Copy Share Image
“Speak with conviction. Even if you believe something only fifty-five percent, say it as if you believe it a hundred percent.” — Susan Cain Faith 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
“Public speaking phobia has many causes, including early childhood setbacks, that have to do with our unique personal histories, not inborn temperament.… — Susan Cain Children Copy Share Image
“Extroverts are better than introverts at handling information overload. Introverts' reflectiveness uses up a lot of cognitive capacity, according to Joseph Newman.… — Susan Cain Information overload 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
“Gore is, by many accounts, an introvert. “If you send an introvert into a reception or an event with a hundred other… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
I'm continually amazed by how many people who appear to be extroverts are actually introverts. — Susan Cain Amazed Copy Share Image
