Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking /
Cain, Susan.
Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking / - New York : Broadway Paperbacks, 2013. - viii, 352 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-323) and index.
Introduction: the north and south of temperament -- The rise of the "mighty likeable fellow": how extroversion became the cultural ideal -- The myth of charismatic leadership: the culture of personality, a hundred years later -- When collaboration kills creativity: the rise of the new groupthink and the power of working alone -- Is temperament destiny?: nature, nurture, and the orchid hypothesis -- Beyond temperament: the role of free will (and the secret of public speaking for introverts) -- "Franklin was a politician, but Eleanor spoke out of conscience": why cool is overrated -- Why did Wall Street crash and Warren Buffett prosper?: how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently -- Soft power: Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal -- When should you act more extroverted than you really are? -- The communication gap: how to talk to members of the opposite type -- On cobblers and generals: how to cultivate quiet kids in a world that can't hear them -- Conclusion: Wonderland.
In 'Quiet', Susan Cain shows how the brain chemistry of introverts and extroverts differs, and how society undervalues and misunderstands introverts. She gives introverts the tools to better understand themselves and take full advantage of their strengths.
9780307352156 9780307352156: No price 0307352153 9780606320825 0606320822
2012464906
Introverts.
Introversion.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Extraversion.
Interpersonal relations.
155.232 / CAI
Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking / - New York : Broadway Paperbacks, 2013. - viii, 352 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-323) and index.
Introduction: the north and south of temperament -- The rise of the "mighty likeable fellow": how extroversion became the cultural ideal -- The myth of charismatic leadership: the culture of personality, a hundred years later -- When collaboration kills creativity: the rise of the new groupthink and the power of working alone -- Is temperament destiny?: nature, nurture, and the orchid hypothesis -- Beyond temperament: the role of free will (and the secret of public speaking for introverts) -- "Franklin was a politician, but Eleanor spoke out of conscience": why cool is overrated -- Why did Wall Street crash and Warren Buffett prosper?: how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently -- Soft power: Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal -- When should you act more extroverted than you really are? -- The communication gap: how to talk to members of the opposite type -- On cobblers and generals: how to cultivate quiet kids in a world that can't hear them -- Conclusion: Wonderland.
In 'Quiet', Susan Cain shows how the brain chemistry of introverts and extroverts differs, and how society undervalues and misunderstands introverts. She gives introverts the tools to better understand themselves and take full advantage of their strengths.
9780307352156 9780307352156: No price 0307352153 9780606320825 0606320822
2012464906
Introverts.
Introversion.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Extraversion.
Interpersonal relations.
155.232 / CAI