Quiet The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

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ISBN: 9780307352149 | 0307352145
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 1/24/2012

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Like "You Just Don't Understand" or "Stumbling on Happiness, Quiet" is a paradigm-shifting book that shows how dramatically our culture has come to misunderstand and undervalue introverts, and gives introverts the tools to better understand themselves and take full advantage of their strengths.

Author's Note	p. xi
Introduction: The North and South of Temperament	p. 1
The Extrovert Ideal
The Rise of the "Mighty Likeable Fellow": How Extroversion Became the Cultural Ideal	p. 19
The Myth of Charismatic Leadership: The Culture of Personality, a Hundred Years Later	p. 34
When Collaboration Kills Creativity: The Rise of the New Groupthink and the Power of Working Alone	p. 71
Your Biology, Your Self?
Is Temperament Destiny?: Nature, Nurture, and the Orchid Hypothesis	p. 97
Beyond Temperament: The Role of Free Will (and the Secret of Public Speaking for Introverts)	p. 115
"Franklin was a Politician, But Eleanor Spoke Out of Conscience": Why Cool Is Overrated	p. 130
Why Did Wall Street Crash and Warren Buffett Prosper?: How Introverts and Extroverts Think (and Process Dopamine) Differently	p. 155
Do All Cultures Have an Extrovert Ideal?
Soft Power: Asian-Americans and the Extrovert Ideal	p. 181
How to Love, How to Work
When Should You Act More Extroverted Than You Really Are?	p. 205
The Communication Gap: How to Talk to Members of the Opposite Type	p. 224
On Cobblers and Generals: How to Cultivate Quiet Kids in a World That Can't Hear Them	p. 241
Conclusion: Wonderland	p. 264
A Note on the Dedication	p. 267
A Note on the Words Introvert and Extrovert	p. 269
Acknowledgments	p. 273
Notes	p. 277
Index	p. 325
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Quiet The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

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