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<p>Created page with &quot;&lt;includeonly&gt; {{#invoke:random|list | sep=newline | limit=1 | {{Quote|text=&quot;We live with a value system that I call the Extrovert Ideal—the omnipresent belief that the ideal self is gregarious, alpha, and comfortable in the spotlight.&quot;|author=Susan Cain|source=&#039;&#039;Quiet&#039;&#039; (2012)}} | {{Quote|text=&quot;Introversion—along with its cousins sensitivity, seriousness, and shyness—is now a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology. In...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;includeonly&gt;<br /> {{#invoke:random|list<br /> | sep=newline<br /> | limit=1<br /> | {{Quote|text=&quot;We live with a value system that I call the Extrovert Ideal—the omnipresent belief that the ideal self is gregarious, alpha, and comfortable in the spotlight.&quot;|author=Susan Cain|source=&#039;&#039;Quiet&#039;&#039; (2012)}}<br /> | {{Quote|text=&quot;Introversion—along with its cousins sensitivity, seriousness, and shyness—is now a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology. Introverts living under the Extrovert Ideal are like women in a man’s world, discounted because of a trait that goes to the core of who they are.&quot;|author=Susan Cain|source=&#039;&#039;Quiet&#039;&#039; (2012)}}<br /> | {{Quote|text=&quot;The same dynamics apply in groups, where research shows that the voluble are considered smarter than the reticent—even though there’s zero correlation between the gift of gab and good ideas.&quot;|author=Susan Cain|source=&#039;&#039;Quiet&#039;&#039; (2012)}}<br /> | {{Quote|text=&quot;Shyness is the fear of social disapproval or humiliation, while introversion is a preference for environments that are not overstimulating. Shyness is inherently painful; introversion is not.&quot;|author=Susan Cain|source=&#039;&#039;Quiet&#039;&#039; (2012)}}<br /> | {{Quote|text=&quot;Of course, there’s another word for such people: thinkers.&quot;|author=Susan Cain|source=&#039;&#039;Quiet&#039;&#039; (2012)}}<br /> | {{Quote|text=&quot;The purpose of school should be to prepare kids for the rest of their lives, but too often what kids need to be prepared for is surviving the school day itself.&quot;|author=Susan Cain|source=&#039;&#039;Quiet&#039;&#039; (2012)}}<br /> | {{Quote|text=&quot;Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you’re supposed to. Stay home on New Year’s Eve if that’s what makes you happy. Skip the committee meeting. Cross the street to avoid making aimless chitchat with random acquaintances. Read. Cook. Run. Write a story. Make a deal with yourself that you’ll attend a set number of social events in exchange for not feeling guilty when you beg off.&quot;|author=Susan Cain|source=&#039;&#039;Quiet&#039;&#039; (2012)}}<br /> | {{Quote|text=&quot;Love is essential; gregariousness is optional.&quot;|author=Susan Cain|source=&#039;&#039;Quiet&#039;&#039; (2012)}}<br /> | {{Quote|text=&quot;The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some it’s a Broadway spotlight; for others, a lamplit desk.&quot;|author=Susan Cain|source=&#039;&#039;Quiet&#039;&#039; (2012)}}<br /> | {{Quote|text=&quot;Whoever you are, bear in mind that appearance is not reality. Some people act like extroverts, but the effort costs them in energy, authenticity, and even physical health.&quot;|author=Susan Cain|source=&#039;&#039;Quiet&#039;&#039; (2012)}}<br /> }}&lt;/includeonly&gt;[[Category:CS templates]]</div>

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