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College students who tend to study alone learn more over time than those who work in groups.
Susan Cain
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Susan Cain
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: March 20
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Evangelicalism has taken the Extrovert Ideal to its logical extreme...If you don't love Jesus out loud, then it must not be real love. It's not enough to forge your own spiritual connection to the divine it must be displayed publicly.
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(Finland is a famously introverted nation. Finnish joke: How can you tell if a Finn likes you? He's staring at your shoes instead of his own.)
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