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Lex Fridman Podcast

#298 – Susan Cain: The Power of Introverts and Loneliness

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Lex Fridman

Technology, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Science

4.713.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2022

⏱️ 126 minutes

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Summary

Susan Cain is the author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, and Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:42) – Introverts
(24:42) – Small talk
(29:37) – Artistic expression
(42:03) – Sad music
(49:42) – Leonard Cohen
(1:00:34) – Public speaking
(1:07:50) – Podcasts
(1:15:25) – Famous Blue Raincoat by Leonard Cohen
(1:30:47) – Creativity and sadness
(1:39:03) – Dark moments
(1:47:06) – Parenting
(1:55:59) – Advice for young people
(1:59:10) – Meaning of life

Transcript

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0:00.0

The following is a conversation with Susan Cain, author of Quiet, The Power of Introverts

0:06.0

in the World that can't stop talking, and her most recent book, Bittersweet, How Sorrow

0:12.0

and Longing Make Us Whole.

0:15.6

And now a quick few second mention of each sponsor.

0:18.0

Check them out in the description.

0:19.5

It's the best way to support this podcast.

0:21.7

We got Brave, For Browsing, Skiff, For Email, Mis in a Main, For Style, Athletic Greens

0:29.4

for Performance and Insight Tracker for Longevity.

0:33.1

Choose wise and my friends.

0:34.9

And now onto the full ad reads.

0:36.6

As always, no ads in the middle.

0:38.0

I find those really, really, really annoying.

0:40.6

I tried to make this interesting, but if you skipped them, please click check out our sponsors.

0:44.2

I enjoy their stuff.

0:45.2

Maybe you will too.

0:47.2

This show is brought to you by Brave.

0:49.5

A fast, privacy-preserving browser that feels like Google Chrome, but without ads or the

0:54.6

various kinds of tracking that ads can do.

0:57.4

I love using it more than any other browser, including Chrome.

1:01.4

I still use Firefox, Edge, Chrome, all of those, but I use them like 1% of my time.

1:08.8

My main driver in terms of web browsing is Brave.

1:12.8

It's fast.

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