Susan Cain Quotes About Energy

Quotes about: Energy

• Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas. They prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues, and family. They listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and often feel as if they express themselves better in writing than in conversation. They tend to dislike conflict. Many have a horror of small talk, but enjoy deep discussions.

  Susan Cain

  Strong, Party, Home

• Whoever you are, bear in mind that appearance is not reality. Some people act like extroverts, but the effort costs them energy, authenticity, and even physical health. Others seem aloof or self-contained, but their inner landscapes are rich and full of drama. So the next time you see a person with a composed face and a soft voice, remember that inside her mind she might be solving an equation, composing a sonnet, designing a hat. She might, that is, be deploying the powers of quiet.

  Susan Cain

  Drama, Reality, Self

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.266, Broadway Books

• 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.

  Susan Cain

  Challenges, Trying, Energy

• It's never a good idea to organize society in a way that depletes the energy of half the population.

  Susan Cain

  Ideas, Energy, Population

  "The Power of Introverts: A Manifesto for Quiet Brilliance". Interview with Gareth Cook, www.scientificamerican.com. January 24, 2012.

• We have a two-tier class system when it comes to personality style. To devalue introversion is a waste of talent, energy and happiness.

  Susan Cain

  Class, Two, Personality

  "Giving Introverts Permission to Be Themselves". Interview with Zosia Bielski, www.theglobeandmail.com. January 26, 2012.

• The bias against introversion leads to a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness.

  Susan Cain

  Energy, Waste, Talent

  "'Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking,' by Susan Cain". Interview with Jeff Glor, www.cbsnews.com. January 26, 2012.

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