"Schwartz's research suggests something important: we can stretch……" — Susan Cain
"Schwartz's research suggests something important: we can stretch our personalities, but only up to a point. Our inborn temperaments influence us, regardless of the lives we lead. A sizeable part of who we are is ordained by our genes, by our brains, by our nervous systems. And yet the elasticity that Schwartz found in some of the high-reactive teens also suggests the converse: we have free will and can use it to shape our personalities."
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125 Quotes by Susan Cain
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The bias against introversion leads to a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness.
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Introverts .. may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were…
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[Introverts,] the world needs you and it needs the things you carry. So I wish you the best of all…
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Studies have shown that performance gets worse as group size increases ... If you have talented and motivated people, they…
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I prefer listening to talking, reading to socializing ... I like to think before I speak (softly).
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