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The power of introverts | Susan Cain | TED
Being quiet was never the problem. Being told to act loud all the time was. 📚
Who it's for
Many quiet people have absorbed the message that their temperament is a deficit to be fixed, and spend energy performing an outgoing self.
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Feelings it meets
What it is
In this TED2012 talk, writer Susan Cain argues that introverts bring valuable talents but live in a culture that favours extroversion. She opens with a story of going to summer camp as a child with a suitcase of books and being pushed to be more outgoing instead of reading.
Where to find it
YouTube, official TED channel (free). Transcript on TED.com.
Before you start
Age: Ages 12+
Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself,” Leaves of Grass
