The Asians were far more likely to accept a proposal from the friendly business manager than from the hostile one;
That was what collaboration meant for Steve Woz: the ability to share a donut and a brainwave with his laid-back, nonjudgmental, poorly dressed colleagues—who minded not a whit when he disappeared int...
Temperament refers to inborn, biologically based behavioral and emotional patterns that are observable in infancy and early childhood; personality is the complex brew that emerges after cultural influ...
Talkative people, for example, are rated as smarter, better-looking, more interesting, and more desirable as friends.
Studies show that the fear of public humiliation is a potent force. During the 1988-89 basketball season, for example, two NCAA basketball teams played eleven games without any spectators, owing to a...
Studies show that one third to one half of us are introverts. This means that you have more introverted kids in your class than you think. Even at a young age, some introverts become adept at acting l...
Studies have shown that, indeed, introverts are more likely than extroverts to express intimate facts about themselves online that their family and friends would be surprised to read, to say that they...
Studie dokázaly, že třetina až polovina z nás jsou introverti. To znamená, že ve třídě máte víc introvertních dětí, než si myslíte.
Speak with conviction. Even if you believe something only fifty-five percent, say it as if you believe it a hundred percent. If you’re preparing alone for class, then you’re doing it wrong. Nothing at...
Speak with conviction. Even if you believe something only fifty-five percent, say it as if you believe it a hundred percent.
Sometimes speakers need to talk about subjects that don't interest them much, especially at work. I believe this is harder for introverts, who have trouble projecting artificial enthusiasm. But there'...
Some of the world’s most talented people are introverts. Without them we wouldn’t have the Apple computer, the theory of relativity or Van Gogh’s sunflowers.
Some of our greatest ideas, art, and inventions—from the theory of evolution to van Gogh’s sunflowers to the personal computer—came from quiet and cerebral people who knew how to tune in to their inne...
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...
So what was the dierence between Alison and Jillian? Both were pseudo-extroverts, and you might say that Alison was trying and failing where Jillian was succeeding. But Alison’s problem was actually t...
Shyness is the fear of social disapproval or humiliation, while introversion is a preference for environments that are not overstimulating. Shyness is inherently painful; introversion is not.
Shyness could lead to dire outcomes, they warned, from alcoholism to suicide,
Scientists now know that the brain is incapable of paying attention to two things at the same time.
Scientists now know that the brain is incapable of paying attention to two things at the same time. What looks like multitasking is really switching back and forth between multiple tasks, which reduce...
Patience