Susan Cain - THE POWER OF INTROVERTS.

Degree from Harvard and Princeton. Impressive

Thank you for this. It helped me so much. You validated my feelings and experiences as an introvert.

"Wishing to be home in my pajamas " is a phrase i say to express how happiest I am away from big crowds or parties which forces me to meet new people that exhaust me.

The Pivot to working without slides was very impressive. Very.

At work my boss don't bother me with meetings beacause they are pointless, she just give me a task or a problem to solve and I will figure it out in silence, no pointless talking for a sake of it, if I have some question I will ask and if someone have a meaningful advice I will take it, at previous job we had this frigtening guy called anmator, he just randomly took people away from their work and come up with some stipid games that usually squisched workers together in different combinations, it was awful, he supposed to energise people, but all he did was to sap my energy away.

The Saalome Peace Meditation:
Saalome gam naan ben uurda, gan njjber asaala hesporoona!
Friede sei auf der Erde, und unter allen Geschöpfen!
Peace be on earth, and among all creatures!
¡Paz en la tierra y entre todas las criaturas!
Que la paix soit sur la terre et parmi toutes les créatures !
Fred være på jorden og blandt alle skabninger!
Que a paz esteja na terra, e entre todas as criaturas!
Ειρήνη στη γη και σε όλα τα πλάσματα!
Да будет мир на земле и между всеми существами!
Мир на землі та між усіма створіннями!

This reminds me of getting a fun job at Skip the Dishes. The open concept office space was really distracting and i could not focus. My tasks never could be successfully completed and it resulted in me getting yelled at publicly and demoted. I moved to about 3 different positions(9mths) and i just left to go back into delivering as a Skip courier.

Me (a barista in a coffee shop): "Hi! What can I get for you two?"

Kim: "I'll just have a-"

Susan: "Hi. That's Kim. And I'm Susam. Kim will just have a medium black coffee. And I'll have a frozen peppermint mocha with lots of whipped cream. Don't mind Kim. She's a 'recovering introvert'."

Me: "So, tell me, Kim, how does it feel to know that your friend, here, thinks there's something wrong with you?"

Kim: "I hate it. She does it all the time."

Susan: (gasps) "Me? I don't think that! Why would you say that?"

Kim: "It's like I'm your 'project', a paper doll for you to make into your own image. Why can't I just be my own person? What's wrong with being an introvert?"

And that's how I got a $10 tip from Kim for a cup of black coffee.

if i was the speaker... id be like... long pause.. not say anything and stare at them all.. and make sure to say.... i love you... because you are in a room full of special covert persons. im one of them too 😉

Ms. Cain is a refreshing breath of fresh air for my brain.

Introverted Virgo, I relate to her. Especially about the books I'd rather have a few beers and read a book in silence than deal with a scenario where I gotta go out and "save face" but yet, we do it every day. So draining.

But as an introvert, if you get that right extrovert friend you can really get a natural high on life.

when I m drunk i am extravert

I am a introvert..I have no problem to speak my mind sometimes I even feel pleased been vocal...as long the conversation it's helpful heave meaning and always deep and philosophical...o am unable to enjoy simple casual every day little things....deep and philosophical conversations are serious and gloomy..I envy extroverts

I am full of admiration for you for the remarkable insight you give me. I was born a poet, became a lawyer so O! I know the woe. However one comment I must say is, that I wish you had put up JK Rowlings photo up there. These men are extremely admirable but we women need to be conscious how we women are being overlooked. Thank you

As far as aping other people's opinions maybe less and less so as you mature

If introverts have problems concentrating with noise and activity around them they need more practice focusing and disciplining themselves. They don't need to pay attention to a bunch of external stuff that's none of their business.

Extroverts do require intense constant stimulation. I think they are numb or calloused or something

There are not many people that actually understand when you try to convey something. Even the professionals say we are overthinking. Friends , partner or family say we are projecting our feelings into reality and that we are way in our heads, when we know our intuition is not wrong. I literally stopped expressing my feelings because i am tired of being told that - it’s all in my head. I am much more content with keeping things for myself instead of trying to explain it to someone or to get an answer for something

That we are highly misunderstood and seen as proud but in reality we are not

I discovered I was an introvert several years ago when my Pastor shared the quiz 16Personalities. As a nurse I could never figure out why I was so drained at the end of the day. Not the way you’d think. Yes I was tired from the physical work (which I am now paying for I might add) but it was if I was an overinflated balloon that someone finally let the air out of. I would get to my car and I wouldn’t even have the mental capacity to put the key in the ignition. I had to sit in my car for a few minutes and just BE. To me, being an introvert was an anathema. But after taking the quiz it was amazing what I learned about myself. Recently I was thinking about my oldest sister who was diagnosed with ADHD when she was probably in her 60’s. All those years ago people didn’t know about that or if they did they weren’t talking. I began to think about my life and I wondered if she had ADHD could I also since we shared much of the same tendencies. I went online and found out that yes I possibly have ADHD with inattentive presentation. And I thought about my son and grandson and realized they too could have the same issues. While I am not bouncing off the walls the hyperactivity can manifest itself by constantly doing something while supposedly being quiet such as shaking a leg, twirling hair etc. Which explains why I always had trouble concentrating, formulating thoughts (as Susan mentioned the class would be over before I could formulate and share an idea). Right now my son is grilling dinner and all I can think of I wish he could finish up and turn his music down which is loud enough to rattle my brain. Soon, I hope!!

This lady wrote a very inciteful book into the introvert mind, thought, and life, titled "Quiet". A truly fantastic read

The worst is talking nonsense, smalltalk, chitchat conversations with strangers - you don't want to know them, you don't want to talk to, and especially parties - only depleting your own batteries, overwhelming. It's much more refreshing, just being alone, or into nature, or having a hobby of yourself.

Susan Cain, period… Mahalo for this Ted talk!

Someone tried to sabotage your presentation!!🤔

The biggest problem I am facing as introvert is in making friends/ network.

I am introvert and I think this one of the reasons that I am not getting a job.

I am an introverted tech business owner. I learned the value of being introverted decades ago....and it's worked out extremely well for me!😉😊

I'm so introverted that my own family accuse me of being psychologically distant

Its not any longer whos the loudest, but whos the most ridiculous at it...that is true, since people fall for charisma...and its also true that people always pick on a scapegoat, to get their level even higher...HUH

Learning from an “introvert” who makes a living talking to large crowds for money 🤦🏻‍♂️

Some personalities are more equal than others.

extroverts stop stealing ideas from introverts!!!!

Let’s just call extroverts racists like the left does to conservatives.

Ah man, now I can’t unhear and unsee it!

I've learned to stay away from people as much as possible. Best thing ever. If I'd only learned this years ago.

I'm an extreme introvert. I think us introverts can be resourceful because if I need recharge time I will find anyway...even sneaking off to a bathroom for a few minutes.

I always always get asked why my face is a certain way when I am working on my computer, so I know exactly what she means 😂
I even get that “are you depressed” ?
Little do they know I’m having a party in my mind hahaha

Truly, introversion (or even periods of introversion) is so important, because that is who we are and that introverted place is the seat of our soul and the place where we can come to know our true selves. Possibly the source for endless inspiration. That was a great story shared about the grandfather !!

This is interesting, my Brother is extremely talented and creative on many levels and socializes yet he also has times where he just wants to be by himself and not be around anyone. A loner who traveled many places( including the woods, he loved nature and animals as well) and made many friends. He had amazing intuition. Still, brilliant and charming man. So, yeah, I totally understand this.

This was really helpful. I’m an introvert

I love you, listening to you makes me so comfortable. My mom is an introvert, my husband, my daughter and sister. I am an ambivert but mostly introverted. I work nightshifts mostly and I am a writer and musician. Silence is medicine.

I'm an introvert, the INFJ type and the video describes me well.

At last Susan Cain has helped me find my community ! Listening the positive stuff abt being an introvert made me proud!

This really helps with my self acceptance and understanding some parts of myself more clearly.
Bless her soul, she's doing awesome work <3

Actually I don’t give a damn what extroverts think about me ( I am an Introvert) and other introverts understand so I don’t have to explain that I am NOT angry! I am shy to some degree but not like I was as a child ! I found to my surprise and delight no one was looking at me and judging me ! Although for some unknown reason there are people with whom that old shyness comes out of hiding ! I grit my teeth and fight that old shyness right back into hiding! BUT don’t misunderstand I like people as a rule ,I have found humanity for most part are really nice! Love❤️ and Blessing 😇 to each and everyone of you wherever you are on this Beautiful Planet ! From Arizona U S A 🇺🇸 with Love ❤️

But sometimes we introvert ‘s have to stand up and let the sleeping Lion 🦁 roar ! That is who we are ,keeping things in Harmony 🎶🎵

I totally feel uncomfortable & offended in a situation where there's a group working quietly and a person storms in on the scene and assumes that the group is not doing anything because of silence. But the group has been working silently & writing things down. There is a taboo imposed on people who like working quietly & alone. One has to be loud, one has to be talkative.