Quiet by Susan Cain review

Say it not loud, say its proud: you're shy.

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2nd July, 2012

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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking is a book you might well judge by its cover, where its title is contained in a small “think” box on an otherwise blank white page. Its rallying whisper might be “Introverts of the World Unite!”, except the idea of united introverts is something of an oxymoron. Introverts tend to be loners. Since Carl Jung popularised the terms, introversion and extraversion have been well-established on the map of human personality, evident in demeanour but supported by genetics and brain science. Introverts are the quiet, shy ...

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