#24 Susan Cain: Leading the Quiet Revolution

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Farnam Street

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2017

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

For decades, introversion was looked at as something to overcome, almost like an illness. The way to win in life was through charisma, outspokenness, and self-promotion.

Even now, in an increasingly noisy world, introverts may feel added pressure to take one of two paths: force themselves into more extroverted behavior, or become even more reserved and shrink back to themselves.

My guest Susan Cain says both paths are wrong and in fact, rob the world of the unique contributions introverts make when they choose to be true to themselves.

Susan knows what she’s talking about. A self-proclaimed introvert, she wrote the New York Times bestselling book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking and delivered one of the most popular TED talks ever delivered, with nearly 18 million views to date.

Whether you consider yourself an extrovert, an introvert, or an ambivert (those lucky bastards in the middle) you’ll find a ton of value in this interview.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Knowledge Project. I'm your host, Shane Perish, the curator behind the
0:12.8	Fernum Street blog, which is an online community focused on mastering the best of what other
0:17.7	people have already figured out. The Knowledge Project is a place where we look at interesting
0:22.9	people and uncover the frameworks they use to make better decisions, live life, and make
0:27.9	an impact. On this episode, I have the remarkable Susan Canne. You're gonna love this.
0:33.5	While we had never spoken before this call, Susan's work has influenced how I live,
0:37.9	designed my space, and interact with others. As you'll discover, she's simply phenomenal.
0:43.9	We talk about living a meaningful life, the relationship between introverts and extroverts,
0:48.9	jealousy, how office environments affect people, how you can create some personal space,
0:54.5	and so much more. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
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