“Open-plan offices have been found to reduce productivity and impair memory.” — Susan Cain Productivity Copy Share Image
I prefer listening to talking, reading to socializing, and cozy chats to group settings. — Susan Cain Communication Copy Share Image
“The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some it’s a Broadway spotlight; for others, a lamplit… — Susan Cain Life 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
The pressure to entertain, to sell ourselves, and never to be visibly anxious keeps ratcheting up. — Susan Cain Anxious Copy Share Image
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction, both are transformed. —CARL… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“If genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration, then as a culture we tend to lionize the one percent.” — Susan Cain Extroverts Copy Share Image
I actually find extroversion to be a really appealing personality style. — Susan Cain Extroversion Copy Share Image
“Introverts feel “just right” with less stimulation, as when they sip wine with a close friend, solve a crossword puzzle, or read… — Susan Cain Books Copy Share Image
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
A widely held, but rarely articulated, belief in our society is that the ideal self is bold, alpha, gregarious. Introversion is viewed… — Susan Cain Alphas 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 Boredom Copy Share Image
“Quiet demonstrates just how deep and disturbing is this plague of extroverts—the showoffs, risk-takers, salesmen, charmers, charlatans and politicians.” —New York Post” — Susan Cain Extroverts Copy Share Image
[Introverts,] the world needs you and it needs the things you carry. So I wish you the best of all possible journeys… — Susan Cain Courage Copy Share Image
“You can also teach your child simple social strategies to get him through uncomfortable moments. Encourage him to look confident even if… — Susan Cain Child Copy Share Image
In our culture, snails are not considered valiant animals - we are constantly exhorting people to "come out of their shells" -… — Susan Cain Animal Copy Share Image
“Shakespeare’s oft-quoted advice, “To thine own self be true,” runs deep in our philosophical DNA. Many of us are uncomfortable with the… — Susan Cain Identity Copy Share Image
“Deliberate Practice is best conducted alone for several reasons. It takes intense concentration, and other people can be distracting. It requires deep… — Susan Cain Deliberate 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
“Orison Swett Marden, who wrote Character: The Grandest Thing in the World in 1899, produced another popular title in 1921. It was… — Susan Cain Coming of age Copy Share Image
“Events like this don't give me the sense of oneness others seem to enjoy; it's always been private occasions that make me… — Susan Cain Books 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 Gore Copy Share Image
“It’s not that there’s no small talk, observes Strickland, the leader of the gathering. It’s that it comes not at the beginning… — Susan Cain Communication 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
Should we become so proficient at self-presentation that we can dissemble without anyone suspecting? — Susan Cain Self Copy Share Image
Though shyness per se was unacceptable, reserve was a mark of good breeding. — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Why shouldn’t quiet be strong? And what else can quiet do that we don’t give it credit for?” — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“You may be quicker than others to feel sickened by violence and ugliness, and you likely have a very strong conscience.” — Susan Cain Conscience Copy Share Image
The bias against introversion leads to a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness. — Susan Cain Bias Copy Share Image
“introverts function better than extroverts when sleep deprived, which is a cortically de-arousing condition” — Susan Cain Extroverts Copy Share Image
“The trick for introverts is to honor their styles instead of allowing themselves to be swept up by prevailing norms.” — Susan Cain Introverts Copy Share Image
Our culture is biased against quiet and reserved people, but introverts are responsible for some of humanity's greatest achievements. — Susan Cain Achievement Copy Share Image
“If personal space is vital to creativity, so is freedom from "peer pressure".” — Susan Cain Creativity Copy Share Image
“The most effective teams are composed of a healthy mix of introverts and extroverts, studies show, and so are many leadership structures.” — Susan Cain Health 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
Opposites attract, and I think temperament is so fundamental that you end up craving someone of the opposite temperament to complete you. — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree. — Susan Cain Debate Copy Share Image
Introverts .. may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in… — Susan Cain Business Copy Share Image
Being relatively unmoved by rewards gives you the incalculable power to go your own way. — Susan Cain Giving Copy Share Image
“It’s not that I’m so smart,” said Einstein, who was a consummate introvert. “It’s that I stay with problems longer.” — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
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