Susan Cain Quotes About Solitude

Quotes about: Solitude

• Solitude matters. And for some people it's the air they breathe.

  Susan Cain

  Air, People, Solitude

  "Introverts run the world -- quietly" by Susan Cain, www.cnn.com. March 18, 2012.

• We've known about the transcendent power of solitude for centuries; it's only recently that we've forgotten it.

  Susan Cain

  Power, Solitude, Forgotten

  "Introverts Run the World - Quietly". edition.cnn.com. March 18, 2012.

• Solitude is out of fashion. Our companies, our schools and our culture are in thrall to an idea I call the New Groupthink, which holds that creativity and achievement come from an oddly gregarious place.

  Susan Cain

  Fashion, Creativity, School

  "The Rise of the New Groupthink". www.nytimes.com. January 13, 2012.

• Introverts prefer to work independently, and solitude can be a catalyst to innovation.

  Susan Cain

  Solitude, Innovation, Introvert

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.74, Broadway Books

• Solitude is one of our great superpowers... Solitude is the key to being able to make effective decisions and then having the courage of convictions to stand behind those decisions.

  Susan Cain

  Keys, Decision, Solitude

• I'm not saying abolish group work - I think there's a time and a place for people to come together and exchange ideas, but let's restore the respect we once had for solitude. And we need to be much more mindful of the way we come together.

  Susan Cain

  Thinking, Ideas, People

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