sign in| help
Search advanced search
 
Books
Search:
x dismiss this message

Did you know you can edit this page?

Quiet
  • Rated 0 stars
Read Quiet

Quiet (2012) (edit title/settings)

The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

by Susan Cain (Author) (edit contributors)

Share this book on:
see page history

Description edit see section history

At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who invent and create but prefer not to pitch their own ideas; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often labeled “quiet,”... read more

Characters/People edit see section history

Popular Covers

Loading covers…

Choose your book’s cover

Quotes edit see section history

  • “We often marvel at how introverted, geeky kids "blossom" into secure and happy adults. We liken it to a metamorphosis. However, maybe it's not the children who change but their environments. As adults, they get to select the careers, spouses, and social circles that suit them. They don't have to live in whatever culture they're plunked into.”
  • “Love is essential; gregariousness is optional.”
  • “At the university level, introversion predicts academic performance better than cognitive ability.”
  • “"They're (Introverts) often sensitive to sights, sounds, smells, pain and coffee. They have difficulty when being observed (at work, say, or performing at a musical recital) or judged for general worthiness (dating, job interviews)."”
  • “"The highly sensitive tend to be philosophical or spiritual in their orientation, rather than materialistic or hedonistic. They dislike small talk. They often describe themselves as creative or intuitive. They dream vividly, and can often recall their dreams the next day."”
  • “"Many introverts are prone from earliest childhood to strong guilt feelings."”
  • “Free Trait Theory"We are born and culturally endowed with certain personality traits - introversion, for example - but we can do and act out of character in the service of "core personal projects." In other words, introverts are capable of acting like extroverts for the sake of work they consider important, people they love, or anything they value highly."”
    Professor Brian Little
  • “"”

First Sentence edit see section history

I have been working on this book officially since 2005, and unofficially for my entire adult life.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Author's Note

INTRODUCTION: The North and South of Temperament

PART ONE: THE EXTROVERT IDEAL
1. THE RISE OF THE "MIGHTY LIKEABLE FELLOW": How Extroversion Became the Cultural Ideal
2. THE MYTH OF CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP: The Culture of Personality, a Hundred Years Later
3. WHEN COLLABORATION KILLS CREATIVITY: The Rise of the New Groupthink and the Power of Working Alone

PART TWO: YOUR BIOLOGY, YOUR SELF?
4. IS TEMPERAMENT DESTINY? Nature, Nurture, and the Orchid Hypothesis
5. BEYOND TEMPERAMENT: The Role of Free Will (and the Secret of Public Speaking for Introverts)
6. "FRANKLIN WAS A POLITICIAN, BUT ELEANOR SPOKE OUT OF CONSCIENCE": Why Cool is Overrated
7. WHY DID WALL STREET CRASH AND WARREN BUFFETT PROSPER?: How Introverts and Extroverts Think (and Process Dopamine) Differently

PART THREE: DO ALL CULTURES HAVE AN EXTROVERT IDEAL?
8. SOFT POWER: Asian-Americans and the Extrovert Ideal

PART FOUR: HOW TO LOVE, HOW TO WORK
9. WHEN SHOULD YOU ACT MORE EXTROVERTED THAN YOU REALLY ARE?
10. THE COMMUNICATION GAP: How to Talk to Members of the Opposite Type
11. ON COBBLERS AND GENERALS: How to Cultivate Quiet Kids in a World That Can't Hear Them

CONCLUSION: Wonderland

A Note on the Dedication

A Note on the Words Introvert and Extrovert

Acknowledgments

Notes

Glossary edit see section history

  • rents: money that accrues to favored groups not because of their competitive edge, but because public policy gives them specific advantages relative to their competitors.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in Amazon.com Best Books of January (2012). (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Susan Cain (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Crown
Country: United States
Publication Date: January 24, 2012
ISBN: 0307352145
Page Count: 352

Classification edit see section history

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

  • NPR Author Interview: Jan 30, 1012 (7:47)
  • Author's Blog: Psychology Today blog
  • CBS News Interview: January 26, 2012 10:14 AM. (14:30) Jeff Glor talks to Susan Cain about "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking," her new book that explores the role of the often undervalued "quiet" people known as introverts. Cain draws on cutting-edge research in psychology and neuroscience as well as stories of real people to shed light on how introverts can thrive in a noisy, extrovert world.

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • The Introvert Advantage

We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.

© 2006-2012 Shelfari | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy

Close