Susan Cain wrote an amazing book about being an introvert. In “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking”, she added a Manifesto for Introverts.
A Manifesto for Introverts
- There’s a word for “people who are in their heads too much”: thinkers.
- Solitude is a catalyst for innovation.
- The next generation of quiet kids can and must be raised to know their own strengths.
- Sometimes it helps to be a pretend extrovert. There will always be time to be quiet later.
- But in the long run, staying true to your temperament is key to finding work you love and work that matters.
- One genuine new relationship is worth a fistful of business cards.
- It’s ok to cross the street to avoid making small talk.
- “Quiet leadership” is not an oxymoron.
- Love is essential; gregariousness is optional.
- “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” Mahatma Gandhi.
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She wrote another book, “Bittersweet: How Sorrow And Longing Make Us Whole” that is in my reading list.
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