“ Amazingly, neuroscientists have even found that people who use Botox, which prevents them from making angry faces, seem to be less anger-prone than those who don’t, because the very act of frowning tr… Susan Cain
“ All the comments from childhood still ring in my ears, that I was lazy, stupid, slow, boring, writes a member of an e-mail list called Introvert Retreat. By the time I was old enough to figure out tha… Susan Cain
“ A reward-sensitive person is highly motivated to seek rewards—from a promotion to a lottery jackpot to an enjoyable evening out with friends. Reward sensitivity motivates us to pursue goals like sex a… Susan Cain
“ A local college counselor named Purvi Modi agrees. Introversion is not looked down upon, she tells me. It is accepted. In some cases it is even highly respected and admired. It is cool to be a Master… Susan Cain
“ The medium is not always the message; and that people followed Moses because his words were thoughtful, not because he spoke them well. Susan Cain
“ Velocity of speech counts as well as volume: we rank fast talkers as more competent and likable than slow ones. Susan Cain
“ That was exactly what happened—the conformists showed less brain activity in the frontal, decision-making regions and more in the areas of the brain associated with perception. Peer pressure, in other… Susan Cain
“ Should we become so proficient at self-presentation that we can dissemble without anyone suspecting? Susan Cain
“ People who tend to [suppress their negative emotions] regularly, concludes Grob, might start to see the world in a more negative light. Susan Cain
“ It’s not that I’m so smart, said Einstein, who was a consummate introvert. It’s that I stay with problems longer. Susan Cain
“ It's not always so easy, it turns out, to identify your core personal projects. And it can be especially tough for introverts, who have spent so much of their lives conforming to extroverted norms tha… Susan Cain
“ In the Culture of Character, the ideal self was serious, disciplined, and honorable. What counted was not so much the impression one made in public as how one behaved in private. The word personality… Susan Cain
“ In iWoz, he recalls HP as a meritocracy where it didn’t matter what you looked like, where there was no premium on playing social games, and where no one pushed him from his beloved engineering work i… Susan Cain
“ In China there was more emphasis on listening, on asking questions rather than holding forth, on putting others’ needs first. In the United States, he feels, conversation is about how effective you ar… Susan Cain
“ INTROVERTS are especially vulnerable to challenges like marital tension, a parent’s death, or abuse. They’re more likely than their peers to react to these events with depression, anxiety, and shyness… Susan Cain
“ I've never been in a group environment in which I didn't feel obliged to present an unnaturally rah-rah version of myself. Susan Cain
“ I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they’re good talkers, but they don’t have good ideas, he said. Susan Cain
“ I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they’re good talkers, but they don’t have good ideas, he said. It’s so easy to confuse schmoozing ability with talent. Susan Cain
“ I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they’re good talkers, but they don’t have good ideas, Susan Cain
“ I realize it’s not true that I’m no longer shy; I’ve just learned to talk myself down from the ledge Susan Cain
