“He was more interested in listening and gathering information than in asserting his opinion or dominating a conversation. He was also widely… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“We perceive talkers as smarter than quiet types—even though grade-point averages and SAT and intelligence test scores reveal this perception to be… — Susan Cain Intelligence Copy Share Image
“But the same receptivity to experience that can make life difficult for the highly sensitive also builds their consciences. Aron tells of… — Susan Cain Ethics Copy Share Image
America had shifted from what influential cultural historian Warren Susman called a culture of character to a culture of personality, and opened… — Susan Cain America 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 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
“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
“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
“Introverts living under the Extroversion Ideal are like women in a man’s world, discounted because of a trait that goes to the… — Susan Cain Extroversion Copy Share Image
In the first study, Grant and his colleagues analyzed data from one of the five biggest pizza chains in the United States.… — Susan Cain Chains Copy Share Image
“Those who worked with these leaders tended to describe them with the following words: quiet, humble, modest, reserved, shy, gracious, mild-mannered, self-effacing,… — Susan Cain Leader 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 Personal problems Copy Share Image
“Respect for individual human personality has with us reached its lowest point," observed one intellectual in 1921, "and it is delightfully ironical… — Susan Cain Human personality Copy Share Image
“The upsides of the high-reactive temperament have been documented in exciting research that scientists are only now beginning to pull together. One… — Susan Cain Nature of man Copy Share Image
“Mark Twain once told a story about a man who scoured the planet looking for the greatest general who ever lived. When… — Susan Cain Gone to heaven 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 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
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 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 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
“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
“So when introverts assume the observer role, as when they write novels, or contemplate unified field theory- or fall quiet at dinner… — Susan Cain Books Copy Share Image
“I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they’re good talkers, but they don’t have good… — Susan Cain Good ideas Copy Share Image
I think the shyness one feels in childhood is often overcome with time. There are children who hide behind their parents' legs,… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“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
“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
In our society, the ideal self is bold, gregarious, and comfortable in the spotlight. We like to think that we value individuality,… — Susan Cain 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 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 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 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
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
“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
