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The pressure to entertain, to sell ourselves, and never to be visibly anxious keeps ratcheting up.

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Susan Cain
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: March 20
Lawyer
Non-Fiction Writer
Writer
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Sells
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Pressure
Never
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Entertain
Anxious

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