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At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They will be the ones who like listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who prefer working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often tagged "quiet," it is to introverts that we owe lots of the great contributions to society--from truck Gogh's sunflowers to the invention of the non-public computer. Passionately argued, impressively explored, and filled up with indelible tales of real people, Private shows how considerably we undervalue introverts, and how much we lose in doing so. Taking the reader on a quest from Dale Carnegie's birthplace to Harvard Business College, from a Tony Robbins seminar to an evangelical megachurch, Susan Cain charts the surge of the Extrovert Ideal in the 20th century and explores its far-reaching results. She talks to Asian-American students who feel alienated from the brash, backslapping atmosphere of American classes. She questions the dominating values of American business culture, where obligated collaboration can stand in the way of innovation, and where the leadership probable of introverts is often overlooked. And she pulls on cutting-edge research in mindset and neuroscience to disclose the surprising differences between extroverts and introverts. Perhaps most motivating, she presents us to successful introverts--from a witty, high-octane presenter who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who silently taps into the electricity of questions. Finally, she offers very helpful advice on from how to better negotiate differences in introvert-extrovert relationships to how to enable an introverted child to when it makes sense to be always a "pretend extrovert." This extraordinary e book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, similarly important, how introverts see themselves.

Category: Interpersonal Relations

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Publisher	Random House Audio
Language	English
ISBN
DATE	2012-01
Author	Susan Cain

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