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

作者: Susan Cain

出版社: Crown Publishing Group (NY)

出版时间: 2012-01

ISBN: 9780307352149

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>哲学心理学

At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they SUSAN CAIN is a consultant to major corporations and law firms on negotiation strategies and personal presentation style. She lives in the Hudson River Valley with her husband and two sons. Visit her website, ThePowerofIntroverts.com. Author's Note 13
Introduction: The North and South of Temperament 15
Part 1 The Extrovert Ideal
1 The Rise of the "Mighty Likeable Fellow": How Extroversion Became the Cultural Ideal 43
2 The Myth of Charismatic Leadership: The Culture of Personality, a Hundred Years Later 67
3 When Collaboration Kills Creativity: The Rise of the New Groupthink and the Power of Working Alone 128
Part 2 Your Biology, Your Self?
4 Is Temperament Destiny?: Nature, Nurture, and the Orchid Hypothesis 171
5 Beyond Temperament: The Role of Free Will (and the Secret of Public Speaking for Introverts) 200
6 "Franklin was a Politician, But Eleanor Spoke Out of Conscience": Why Cool is Overrated 225
7 Why Did Wall Street Crash and Warren Buffett Prosper?: How Introverts and Extroverts Think (and Process Dopamine) Differently 266
Part 3 Do All Cultures Have an Extrovert Ideal?
8 Soft Power: Asian-Americans and the Extrovert Ideal 307
Part 4 How to Love, How to Work
9 When Should You Act More Extroverted Than You Really Are? 347
10 The Communication Gap: How to Talk to Members of the Opposite Type 379
11 On Cobblers and Generals: How to Cultivate Quiet Kids in a World That Can't Hear Them 408
Conclusion: Wonderland 447
A Note on the Dedication 452
A Note on the Words Introvert and Extrovert 455
Acknowledgments 459
Notes 465
内容简介:
At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they
作者简介:
SUSAN CAIN is a consultant to major corporations and law firms on negotiation strategies and personal presentation style. She lives in the Hudson River Valley with her husband and two sons. Visit her website, ThePowerofIntroverts.com.
目录:
Author's Note 13
Introduction: The North and South of Temperament 15
Part 1 The Extrovert Ideal
1 The Rise of the "Mighty Likeable Fellow": How Extroversion Became the Cultural Ideal 43
2 The Myth of Charismatic Leadership: The Culture of Personality, a Hundred Years Later 67
3 When Collaboration Kills Creativity: The Rise of the New Groupthink and the Power of Working Alone 128
Part 2 Your Biology, Your Self?
4 Is Temperament Destiny?: Nature, Nurture, and the Orchid Hypothesis 171
5 Beyond Temperament: The Role of Free Will (and the Secret of Public Speaking for Introverts) 200
6 "Franklin was a Politician, But Eleanor Spoke Out of Conscience": Why Cool is Overrated 225
7 Why Did Wall Street Crash and Warren Buffett Prosper?: How Introverts and Extroverts Think (and Process Dopamine) Differently 266
Part 3 Do All Cultures Have an Extrovert Ideal?
8 Soft Power: Asian-Americans and the Extrovert Ideal 307
Part 4 How to Love, How to Work
9 When Should You Act More Extroverted Than You Really Are? 347
10 The Communication Gap: How to Talk to Members of the Opposite Type 379
11 On Cobblers and Generals: How to Cultivate Quiet Kids in a World That Can't Hear Them 408
Conclusion: Wonderland 447
A Note on the Dedication 452
A Note on the Words Introvert and Extrovert 455
Acknowledgments 459
Notes 465