The power of introverts | Susan Cain
http://www.ted.com In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in this passionate...
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When I was nine years old,I went off to summer camp for the first time.And my mother packed me a suitcase full of books,which to me seemed like a perfectly natural thing to do.Because in my family, reading was the primary group activity.And this might sound antisocial to you,but for us it was really just a different way of being social.You have the animal warmth of your family sitting right next to you,but you are also free to go roaming around the adventurelandinside your own mind.And I had this ideathat camp was going to be just like this, but better.(Laughter)I had a vision of 10 girls sitting in a cabincozily reading books in their matching nightgowns.(Laughter)Camp was more like a keg party without any alcohol.And on the very first day,our counselor gathered us a...
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When I was nine years old,I went off to summer camp for the first time.And my mother packed me a suitcase full of books,which to me seemed like a perfectly natural thing to do.Because in my family, reading was the primary group activity.And this might sound antisocial to you,but for us it was really just a different way of being social.You have the animal warmth of your family sitting right next to you,but you are also free to go roaming around the adventurelandinside your own mind.And I had this ideathat camp was going to be just like this, but better.(Laughter)I had a vision of 10 girls sitting in a cabincozily reading books in their matching nightgowns.(Laughter)Camp was more like a keg party without any alcohol.And on the very first day,our counselor gathered us a...
