Susan Cain, BITTERSWEET: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
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Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking Susan Cain joins Zibby to talk about her latest book, Bittersweet. The two discuss the power and prevalence of experiencing feelings of bittersweetness, the effect the pandemic had on some of the people involved in Susan's research, and when she felt bittersweet feelings of longing in her own life. Susan also shares the note her husband wrote that continues to encourage her to write and which projects she's developing next. Check out both Susan's brand new TED Talk and Bittersweet playlist!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now. |
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| 0:58.3 | Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Susan Kane is the bestselling author of Bitter Sweet, How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, |
| 1:03.3 | which debuted in the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list. |
| 1:07.1 | She is the author of Quiet Journal, Quiet Power, The Secret Strength of Introverts, and Quiet, |
| 1:12.3 | The Power of Introverts in a World Can't Stop Talking, which spent eight years on the New York |
| 1:16.9 | Times bestseller list and has been translated into 40 languages. Susan's TED Talk has been viewed |
| 1:22.0 | over 40 million times and was named by Bill Gates as one of his all-time favorite talks. |
| 1:27.1 | LinkedIn named her the top |
| 1:28.4 | sixth influencer in the world, just behind Richard Branson and Melinda Gates. Susan partners with |
| 1:34.5 | Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, and Dan Pink to curate the Next Big Idea Book Club. They donate all |
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