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I've wanted to be a writer since I was four years old!

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Susan Cain
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: March 20
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Non-Fiction Writer
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In our culture, snails are not considered valiant animals - we are constantly exhorting people to come out of their shells - but there's a lot to be said for taking your home with you wherever you go.
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The pressure to entertain, to sell ourselves, and never to be visibly anxious keeps ratcheting up.
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Jealousy is an ugly emotion, but it tells the truth. You mostly envy those who have what you desire.
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Another study, of 38,000 knowledge workers across different sectors, found that the simple act of being interrupted is one of the biggest barriers to productivity. Even multitasking, that prized feat of modern-day office warriors, turns out to be a myth.
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Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Gandhi — all these peopled described themselves as quiet and soft-spoken and even shy. And they all took the spotlight, even though every bone in their bodies was telling them not to.
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In most job interviews, people say they are looking for people skills and emotional intelligence. That's reasonable, but the question is, how do you define what that looks like?
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Extroversion is an enormously appealing personality style, but we've turned it into an oppressive standard to which most of us feel we must conform.
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Every American was to become a performing self.
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It's never a good idea to organize society in a way that depletes the energy of half the population.
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Introverts often work more slowly and deliberately. They like to focus on one task at a time and can have mighty powers of concentration . They're relatively immune to the lures of wealth and fame.
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Love is essential, gregariousness is optional.
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We don't need giant personalities to transform companies. We need leaders who build not their own egos but the institutions they run.
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The purpose of school should be to prepare kids for the rest of their lives, but too often what kids need to be prepared for is surviving the school day itself.
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...remember the dangers of the New Groupthink. If it's creativity you're after, ask your employees to solve problems alone before sharing their ideas. If you want the wisdom of the crowd, gather it electronically, or in writing, and make sure people can't see each other's ideas until everyone has had a chance to contribute.
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The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting.
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Indeed, your biggest challenge may be to fully harness your strengths. You may be so busy trying to appear like a zestful, reward-sensitive extrovert that you undervalue your own talents, or feel underestimated by those around you. But when you’re focused on a project that you care about, you probably find that your energy is boundless.
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I use a lot of old-fashioned expressions.
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The bias against introversion leads to a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness.
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Figure out what you are meant to contribute to the world and make sure you contribute it
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Introversion - along with its cousins sensitivity, seriousness, and shyness - is now a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology.
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