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Note to Self

I'm Introverted. How Do I Find Quiet Space in the Digital Age?

Note to Self

WNYC Studios

Self-improvement, Tech, Note, Npr, Education, Public, Wnyc, Manoush, York, To, New, Self, Radio, Business, Technology, Relationships, City, Society & Culture, Zomorodi, Newtechcity

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2015

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Author and introvert advocate extraordinaire Susan Cain answers a listener's question about finding quiet places in a buzzing world.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm a new summer Odie and this is WNYC's Note To Self.

0:07.0

I have a question for you. I'm going to ramble a little bit.

0:11.0

The internet by and large drains me.

0:14.0

The show where you and I find balance in the digital age.

0:18.0

What is the one thing that I can do, that we can do?

0:21.0

I just don't think people get it.

0:23.0

And figure out how to manage modern life.

0:28.0

On this episode, we're debuting a segment that we're calling question of note.

0:33.0

Every other week you're going to get something a little shorter than the usual podcast.

0:37.0

Here's the concept.

0:38.0

We take a question from a listener, you, about the human side of digital life,

0:43.0

and then we find the smartest person to answer it.

0:47.0

And the idea is to give you ideas what to do about the issue.

0:51.0

Not just learn about it.

0:53.0

Fun, informative, but not flabby. That's the goal.

0:56.0

Okay, so let's start.

0:59.0

So I'm just wondering what's the answer?

1:03.0

So, okay, keep asking questions.

1:05.0

I could use some help.

1:06.0

So that really is a question.

1:11.0

Oh.

1:17.0

Hi, my name is James Medell and I live in New York.

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