The wind howls, but the mountain remains still.
Susan Cain
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“High-reactive kids who enjoy good parenting, child care, and a stable home environment tend to have fewer emotional problems and more social skills than their lower-reactive peers, studies show.” Susan Cain
High-reactive Children, Positive Parenting, Emotional Well-being, Social Skills, Developmental Research
Susan Cain High-reactive Children, Positive Parenting, Emotional Well-being, Social Skills, Developmental Research“For very different reasons, shy and introverted people might choose to spend their days in behind-the-scenes pursuits like inventing, or researching, or holding the hands of the gravely ill – or in leadership positions they execute with quiet competence. These are not alpha roles, but the people who play them are role models all the same.” Susan Cain
Shy Individuals, Introverts, Behind-the-scenes Work, Leadership, Role Models
Susan Cain Shy Individuals, Introverts, Behind-the-scenes Work, Leadership, Role Models“One of the most humane phrases in the English language – “Only connect!” – was written by the distinctly introverted E. M. Forster in a novel exploring the question of how to achieve “human love at its height.”” Susan Cain
E M Forster, Humane Phrases, Human Love, Introversion, Connection
Susan Cain E M Forster, Humane Phrases, Human Love, Introversion, Connection“This book is about the melancholic direction, which I call the “bittersweet”: a tendency to states of longing, poignancy, and sorrow; an acute awareness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy at the beauty of the world. The bittersweet is also about the recognition that light and dark, birth and death – bitter and sweet – are forever paired. “Days of honey, days of onion,” as an Arabic proverb puts it.” Susan Cain
Bittersweet, Melancholy, Awareness Of Time, Beauty In Sorrow, Light And Dark
Susan Cain Bittersweet, Melancholy, Awareness Of Time, Beauty In Sorrow, Light And Dark“I think the shyness one feels in childhood is often overcome with time. There are children who hide behind their parents' legs, but you don't see grown-ups hiding behind people. It just doesn't happen. I mean, not that often. People develop social skills over time.” Susan Cain
Shyness, Childhood, Social Skills, Personal Growth, Overcoming Obstacles
Susan Cain Shyness, Childhood, Social Skills, Personal Growth, Overcoming Obstacles“Though shyness per se was unacceptable, reserve was a mark of good breeding.” Susan Cain
Shyness, Reserve, Social Norms, Breeding, Cultural Standards
Susan Cain Shyness, Reserve, Social Norms, Breeding, Cultural Standards“That was exactly what happened – the conformists showed less brain activity in the frontal, decision-making regions and more in the areas of the brain associated with perception. Peer pressure, in other words, is not only unpleasant, but can actually change your view of a problem.” Susan Cain
Peer Pressure, Brain Activity, Decision-making, Conformity, Perception Shifts
Susan Cain Peer Pressure, Brain Activity, Decision-making, Conformity, Perception Shifts“We’ve known about the transcendent power of solitude for centuries; it’s only recently that we’ve forgotten it.” Susan Cain
Solitude, Historical Perspective, Cultural Values, Personal Reflection, Transcendence
Susan Cain Solitude, Historical Perspective, Cultural Values, Personal Reflection, Transcendence“Everyone assumes that it’s good to accentuate positive emotions, but that isn’t correct.” Susan Cain
Positive Emotions, Emotional Expression, Social Norms, Psychological Misconceptions, Emotional Complexity
Susan Cain Positive Emotions, Emotional Expression, Social Norms, Psychological Misconceptions, Emotional Complexity“Introverts are capable of acting like extroverts for the sake of work they consider important, people they love, or anything they value highly.” Susan Cain
Introverts, Extroverts, Personal Values, Adaptability, Social Roles
Susan Cain Introverts, Extroverts, Personal Values, Adaptability, Social Roles“Many people believe that introversion is about being antisocial, and that's really a misperception. Because actually it's just that introverts are differently social. So they would prefer to have a glass of wine with a close friend as opposed to going to a loud party full of strangers.” Susan Cain
Introversion, Social Preferences, Misperception, Differently Social, Quiet Gatherings
Susan Cain Introversion, Social Preferences, Misperception, Differently Social, Quiet Gatherings“We know this type of person well from literature, probably because so many writers are sensitive introverts themselves. He “had gone through life with one skin fewer than most men,” the novelist Eric Malpass writes of his quiet and cerebral protagonist, also an author, in the novel The Long Long Dances.” Susan Cain
Literary Representation, Sensitive Introverts, Emotional Depth, Character Analysis, Writer Archetype
Susan Cain Literary Representation, Sensitive Introverts, Emotional Depth, Character Analysis, Writer Archetype“University admissions officers looked not for the most exceptional candidates, but for the most extroverted. Harvard’s provost Paul Buck declared in the late 1940s that Harvard should reject the “sensitive, neurotic” type and the “intellectually over-stimulated” in favor of boys of the “healthy extrovert kind.” Susan Cain
University Admissions, Extroversion Bias, Academic Standards, Paul Buck, Candidate Selection
Susan Cain University Admissions, Extroversion Bias, Academic Standards, Paul Buck, Candidate Selection“Love is essential, gregariousness is optional.” Susan Cain
Love, Essential Connections, Social Behavior, Introversion, Personal Values
Susan Cain Love, Essential Connections, Social Behavior, Introversion, Personal Values“As adults, many of us work for organizations that insist we work in teams, in offices without walls, for supervisors who value “people skills” above all. To advance our careers, we’re expected to promote ourselves unabashedly.” Susan Cain
Teamwork, Workplace Dynamics, Organizational Behavior, People Skills, Career Advancement
Susan Cain Teamwork, Workplace Dynamics, Organizational Behavior, People Skills, Career Advancement“In this chapter I focused on the dopamine-driven reward system and its role in delivering life’s goodies. But there’s a mirror-image brain network, often called the loss avoidance system, whose job it is to call our attention to risk. If the reward network chases shiny fruit, the loss avoidance system worries about bad apples.” Susan Cain
Dopamine System, Reward And Risk, Brain Networks, Loss Avoidance, Attention To Risk
Susan Cain Dopamine System, Reward And Risk, Brain Networks, Loss Avoidance, Attention To Risk“You have to be someone who speaks well and calls attention to yourself. It’s an elitism based on something other than merit.” Susan Cain
Social Elitism, Speaking Skills, Attention-seeking, Meritocracy Issues, Communication Barriers
Susan Cain Social Elitism, Speaking Skills, Attention-seeking, Meritocracy Issues, Communication Barriers“Introverts are offered keys to private gardens full of riches. To possess such a key is to tumble like Alice down her rabbit hole.” Susan Cain
Introverts, Personal Discovery, Solitude, Imagination, Metaphorical Journey
Susan Cain Introverts, Personal Discovery, Solitude, Imagination, Metaphorical Journey“Introverts often have one or two deep interests that are not necessarily shared by their peers. Sometimes they’re made to feel freaky for the force of these passions, when in fact studies show that this sort of intensity is a prerequisite to talent development. Praise these kids for their interests, encourage them, and help them find like-minded friends, if not in the classroom, then outside it.” Susan Cain
Interests, Intensity, Passion, Talent Development, Social Encouragement
Susan Cain Interests, Intensity, Passion, Talent Development, Social Encouragement“By the time I was old enough to figure out that I was simply introverted, it was a part of my being, the assumption that there is something inherently wrong with me. I wish I could find that little vestige of doubt and remove it.” Susan Cain
Self-acceptance, Introverted Identity, Overcoming Doubt, Personal Growth, Inherent Worth
Susan Cain Self-acceptance, Introverted Identity, Overcoming Doubt, Personal Growth, Inherent Worth