Environment and Introverts--Cain

Susan Cain wrote a excellent book entitled Quiet:  The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking (New York, Crown Publisher, 2012).  She examines the difference between introverts and extroverts, in terms of physiology, behavior, and preferences.

Here is an except about how acknowledging your tendencies can be used to develop your environment..

"Imagine how much better you'll be at this sweet-spot game once you're aware of playing it.  You can set up your work, your hobbies, and your social life so that you spend as much time inside your sweet spot as possible.  People who are aware of their sweet spots have the power to leave jobs that exhaust them and start new and satisfying businesses.  They can hunt  for homes based on the temperaments of their family members--with cozy window seats and other nooks and crannies for the introverts, and large, open living-dining  space for extroverts."

Favorite Quotes for 2012

There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts.
--Richard Bach

Quiet leadership is not an oxymoron.
--Susan Cain

Commitment is an act, not a word.
--Jean-Paul Sartre

Life is one long training session in preparation for what will come. Life and death lose their meaning; there are only challenges to be met with joy and overcome with tranquility.
--Paulo Coelho

Argue your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours
--Richard Bach