“ Human extroverts have more sex partners than introverts do—a boon to any species wanting to reproduce itself—but they commit more adultery and divorce more frequently, which is not a good thing for th… Susan Cain
“ By creating as many restorative niches as possible in your daily life. Restorative niche is Professor Little’s term for the place you go when you want to return to your true self. Susan Cain
“ Artists work best alone where they can control an invention’s design without a lot of other people designing it for marketing or some other committee. I don’t believe anything really revolutionary has… Susan Cain
“ A 2010 University of Michigan study shows that college students today are 40 percent less empathetic than they were thirty years ago, with much of the drop having occurred since 2000. (The study’s aut… Susan Cain
“ Will this job allow me to spend time on in-character activities like, for example, reading, strategizing, writing, and researching? Will I have a private workspace or be subject to the constant demand… Susan Cain
“ Why do we accept this one-size-fits-all situation as a given when we know perfectly well that adults don’t organize themselves this way? We often marvel at how introverted, geeky kids blossom into sec… Susan Cain
“ Why did these leaders’ effectiveness turn on whether their employees were passive or proactive? Grant says it makes sense that introverts are uniquely good at leading initiative-takers. Because of the… Susan Cain
“ Whenever you’re in an army group and somebody says, ‘I think we’re all getting on the bus to Abilene here,’ that is a red flag. Susan Cain
“ When you go to a football game and someone offers you a beer [...], they're really saying hi, have a glass of extroversion. Susan Cain
“ When people are skilled at adopting free traits, it can be hard to believe that they’re acting out of character. Professor Little’s students are usually incredulous when he claims to be an introvert.… Susan Cain
“ What scientists haven’t realized until recently is that these risk factors have an upside. In other words, the sensitivities and the strengths are a package deal. High-reactive kids who enjoy good par… Susan Cain
“ What if you love knowledge for its own sake, not necessarily as a blueprint to action? What if you wish there were more, not fewer reflective types in the world? Susan Cain
“ We see ourselves as a nation of extroverts—which means that we’ve lost sight of who we really are. Susan Cain
“ We like to think that we value individuality, but all too often we admire one type of individual—the Susan Cain
“ We don't need giant personalities to transform companies. We need leaders who build not their own egos but the institutions they run. Susan Cain
“ Unhappy people tend to see setbacks as contaminants that ruined an otherwise good thing (I was never the same again after my wife left me), while generative adults see them as blessings in disguise (T… Susan Cain
“ This style of teaching reflects the business community, one fifth-grade teacher in a Manhattan public school told me, where people’s respect for others is based on their verbal abilities, not their or… Susan Cain
“ The Bus to Abilene anecdote reveals our tendency to follow those who initiate action—any action. Susan Cain
“ The way forward, I’m suggesting, is not to stop collaborating face-to-face, but to refine the way we do it. For one thing, we should actively seek out symbiotic introvert-extrovert relationships, in w… Susan Cain
