Quiet by Susan Cain

Favorite Quote
“Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you’re supposed to.” — Susan Cain
The Book in One Sentence
Quiet shows the slow rise of the extrovert ideal for success throughout the 20th century, while making a case for the underappreciated power of introverts and showing up new ways for both forces to cooperate.
Why should you read it?
There are people in the world who prefer to listen, rather than talk. Or people who have greater results on their own, rather than inside a team. And those people are most likely introverts. Susan Cain presents us in this book with stories about those quiet people and promises to give us a different perspective in regards to how we perceive these quiet people.
Key Takeaways
Whether you like small talk or not is part of your personality type.
Western cultures portray extroversion as the ideal of success.
Companies need to adjust their workplaces to introverts as well.