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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain -- Summary, Review & Analysis
Quiet The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Summary Review Analysis Author:Save Time Summaries The Quiet Revolution is underway, thanks to Susan Cain's Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. This summary explains how to be an introvert in an extroverted world, and how to spot an introvert if you are not one. It's someone who shuns the team environment in favor of going it alone. Don't let their quiet nature foo... more »l you though; the introverts are the ones that shape society. Rosa Parks? Introvert. Chopin? Introvert. They aren't looking for promotion; they just want the job done right. Quiet details society's minimizing of introverts, and it explains how we are worse because of it. This summary explains how Cane coined the phrase "Extrovert Ideal," which is a twentieth century phenomenon that says if you are not an extrovert, you will never succeed. A successful introvert is someone who is extrovert on the outside and introvert on the inside. It's the lecturer bouncing around like a lab rat on speed that retires to his dressing room afterward in solace. It's the hyperactive salesperson who could sell water to a drowning man, only to quietly ponder the questions of his clients after each day. Quiet is a powerful work, capable of changing the world's view of introverts, and capable of changing how introverts view themselves. Our summary brings it all together in a "Putting it Together" that tells you exactly what to take away from the book, and how to use it.« less