Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking

Introduction: the north and south of temperament --

The rise of the "mighty likeable fellow": how extroversion became the cultural ideal --

The myth of charismatic leadership: the culture of personality, a hundred years later --

When collaboration kills creativity: the rise of the new groupthink and the power of working alone --

Is temperament destiny?: nature, nurture, and the orchid hypothesis --

Beyond temperament: the role of free will (and the secret of public speaking for introverts) --

"Franklin was a politician, but Eleanor spoke out of conscience": why cool is overrated --

Why did Wall Street crash and Warren Buffett prosper?: how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently --

Soft power: Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal --

When should you act more extroverted than you really are? --

The communication gap: how to talk to members of the opposite type --

On cobblers and generals: how to cultivate quiet kids in a world that can't hear them --

Conclusion: Wonderland.

The north and south of temperament

The extrovert ideal. The rise of the "mighty likeable fellow" : how extroversion became the cultural ideal ; The myth of charismatic leadership : the culture of personality, a hundred years later ; When collaboration kills creativity : the rise of the new Groupthink and the power of working alone

Your biology, your self? Is temperament destiny? : nature, nurture, and the Orchid Hypothesis ; Beyond temperament : the role of free will (and the secret of public speaking for introverts) ; "Franklin was a politician, but Eleanor spoke out of conscience" : why cool is overrated ; Why did Wall Street cash and Warren Buffett prosper? : how introverts and extroverts think (and process dopamine) differently

Do all cultures have an extrovert ideal? Soft power : Asian-Americans and the extrovert ideal

How to love, how to work. When should you act more extroverted than you really are? ; The communication gap : how to talk to members of the opposite type ; On cobblers and generals : how to cultivate quiet kids in a world that can't hear them

Wonderland

A note on the words Introvert and Extrovert.