Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking Quotes
It's as if they have thinner boundaries separating them from other people's emotions and from the tragedies and cruelties of the world.
Solve problems, make art, think deeply.
Open-plan offices have been found to reduce productivity and impair memory. They’re associated with high staff turnover. They make people sick, hostile, unmotivated, and insecure.
There is no one more courageous than the person who speaks with the courage of his convictions.
Introverts need to trust their gut and share their ideas as powerfully as they can.
We have two ears and one mouth and we should use them proportionally.
Don't think of introversion as something that needs to be cured...Spend your free the way you like, not the way you think you're supposed to.
If genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration, then as a culture we tend to lionize the one percent.
If you don't love Jesus out loud, then it must not be real love. It's not enough to forge your own spiritual connection to the Divine. It must be displayed publicly.
Yet today we make room for a remarkably narrow range of personality styles. We’re told that to be great is to be bold, to be happy is to be sociable.
Introverts just just don't buzz as easily.
There's nothing more exciting than ideas.
What's so magical about solitude? In many fields, it's only when you're alone that you can engage in deliberate practice. This is the key to exceptional achievement.
He had a courtly way of exclaiming over whatever was exclaimable in people – especially kids.
Soft power is quiet persistence.
The trick for introverts is to honor their styles instead of allowing themselves to be swept up by prevailing norms.
The longer you pause to process surprising or negative feedback, the more likely you are to learn from it.
If personal space is vital to creativity, so is freedom from "peer pressure".
Use your natural powers - of persistence, concentration, and insight - to do work you love and work that matters. Solve problems, make art, and think deeply
The key to flow is to pursue an activity for its own sake, not for the rewards it brings.