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

Author’s Note Introduction: The North and South of Temperament Part One: The Extrovert Ideal 1. The Rise of the “Mighty Likeable Fellow”: How Extroversion Became the Cultural Ideal 2. The Myth of Charismatic Leadership: The Culture of Personality, a Hundred Years Later 3. When Collaboration Kills Creativity: the Rise of the New Groupthink and the Power of Working Alone Part Two: Your Biology, Your Self? 4. Is Temperament Destiny?: Nature, Nurture, and the Orchid Hypothesis 5. Beyond Temperament: The Role of Free Will (And the Secret of Public Speaking for Introverts) 6. “Franklin Was a Politician, but Eleanor Spoke Out of Conscience”: Why Cool Is Overrated 7. Why Did Wall Street Crash and Warren Buffett Prosper?: How Introverts and Extroverts Think (And Process Dopamine) Differently Part Three: Do All Cultures Have an Extrovert Ideal? 8. Soft Power: Asian-Americans and the Extrovert Ideal Part Four: How to Love, How to Work 9. When Should You Act More Extroverted Than You Really Are? 10. The Communication Gap: How to Talk to Members of the Opposite Type 11. On Cobblers and Generals: How to Cultivate Quiet Kids in a World That Can’t Hear Them Conclusion: Wonderland A Note on the Dedication A Note on the Words Introvert and Extrovert Acknowledgments Notes Index Extra Libris