How did we go from Character to Personality without realizing that we had sacrificed something meaningful along the way?
You may be so busy trying to appear like a zestful, reward-sensitive extrovert that you undervalue your own talents, or feel underestimated by those around you. But when you’re focused on a project th...
What's so magical about solitude? In many fields, Ericsson told me, it's only when you're alone that you can engage in Deliberate Practice, which he has identified as the key to exceptional achievemen...
We tend to think of coolness as a pose that you strike with a pair of sunglasses, a nonchalant attitude, and drink in hand. But maybe we didn't choose these social accessories at random. Maybe we've a...
We need leaders who build not their own egos but the institutions they run.
There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.
The Bus to Abilene anecdote reveals our tendency to follow those who initiate action—any action.
The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some it's a Broadway spotlight; for others, a lamplit desk.
The same person who would never raise his hand in a lecture hall of two hundred people might blog to two thousand, or two million, without thinking twice. The same person who finds it difficult to int...
The one and only personality trait the effective ones I have encountered did have in common was something they did not have: they had little or no ‘charisma’ and little use either for the term or what...
The next generation of quiet kids can and should be raised to know their own strengths.
The most effective teams are composed of a healthy mix of introverts and extroverts, studies show, and so are many leadership structures.
The key to flow is to pursue an activity for its own sake, not for the rewards it brings. Although flow does not depend on being an introvert or an extrovert, many of the flow experiences that Csiksze...
The introverted leaders were 20 percent more likely to follow the suggestion—and their teams had 24 percent better results than the teams of the extroverted leaders.
The Internet’s role in promoting face-to-face group
Talkative people, for example, are rated as smarter, better-looking, more interesting, and more desirable as friends.
Talkative people are rated as smarter, better-looking, more interesting, and more desirable as friends. Velocity of speech counts as well as volume: we rank fast-talkers as more competent and likable...
Studie dokázaly, že třetina až polovina z nás jsou introverti. To znamená, že ve třídě máte víc introvertních dětí, než si myslíte.
Some people are more certain of everything than I am of anything. —ROBERT RUBIN,
So what’s John’s secret for relating to his forceful wife? He lets her know that her words were unacceptable, but he also tries to listen to their meaning. I try to tap into my empathy, he says. I tak...