Wednesday 11 July 2012

Introverts contribute far more than they take credit for

     Over a third of the population are introverts - "who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate & create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often labeled 'quiet,' it is to introverts that we owe many of the great contributions to society ..."  Yet current society undervalues introverts, and we lose much in the process.
       Cain S. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. Crown Publishing, 2012.

     "Solitude matters. For some people, it is the air that they breath. In fact, we've known for centuries about the transcendent power of solitude. It's only recently that we've strangely begun to forget it." 
Vincent Van Gogh, introvert

 

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