What looks like multitasking is really switching back and forth between multiple tasks, which reduces productivity and increases mistakes by up to… — Susan Cain Back and forth 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 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 Copy Share Image
“we can stretch our personalities, but only up to a point. Our inborn temperaments influence us, regardless of the lives we lead.… — Susan cain Social skills Copy Share Image
“We’re told that to be great is to be bold, to be happy is to be sociable.” — Susan Cain Courage Copy Share Image
“We've known about the transcendant power of solitude for centuries; it's only recently that we've forgotten it.” — Susan Cain Solitude Copy Share Image
...true self-esteem comes from competence, not the other way around. — Susan Cain Competence 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 Introvert Copy Share Image
“I realize it’s not true that I’m no longer shy; I’ve just learned to talk myself down from the ledge” — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Joyce has also come to appreciate Isabel’s sensitive ways. “Isabel is an old soul,” she says. “You forget that she’s only a… — Susan Cain Children 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
Scores of studies have shown that venting doesn't soothe anger; it fuels it. — Susan Cain Anger Copy Share Image
“Since when is solitude one of the Seven Deadly Sins? But to a fellow evangelical, McHugh's sense of spiritual failure would make… — Susan Cain Building community 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
“High-reactive children pay what one psychologist calls “alert attention” to people and things. They literally use more eye movements than others to… — Susan Cain Children Copy Share Image
“We need leaders who build not their own egos but the institutions they run.” — Susan Cain Leadership Copy Share Image
“In most settings, people use small talk as a way of relaxing into a new relationship, and only once they’re comfortable do… — Susan Cain New relationship Copy Share Image
There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas. — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“We know that there are physiological limits on who we are and how we act. But should we attempt to manipulate our… — Susan Cain Habits Copy Share Image
“Shyness is the fear of social disapproval or humiliation, while introversion is a preference for environments that are not overstimulating.” — Susan Cain Fear 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
“At the onset of the Culture of Personality, we were urged to develop an extroverted personality for frankly selfish reasons—as a way… — Susan Cain 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.” “If… — Susan Cain Faith Copy Share Image
