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• Ask your child for information in a gentle, nonjudgmental way, with specific, clear questions. Instead of “How was your day?” try “What did you do in math class today?” Instead of “Do you like your teacher?” ask “What do you like about your teacher?” Or “What do you not like so much?” Let her take her time to answer. Try to avoid asking, in the overly bright voice of parents everywhere, “Did you have fun in school today?!” She’ll sense how important it is that the answer be yes.

  Susan Cain

  Teacher, Children, Fun

  Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.258, Broadway Books

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• Flow is an optimal state in which you feel totally engaged in an activity...In a state of flow, you're neither bored nor anxious, and you don't question your own adequacy. Hours pass without your noticing.

  Susan Cain

  Bored, Adequacy, Flow

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• I use a lot of old-fashioned expressions.

  Susan Cain

  Expression, Use, Old Fashioned

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• I've never given a speech without being terrified first.

  Susan Cain

  Speech, Firsts, Given

  "The Power of Introverts: A Manifesto for Quiet Brilliance". Interview with Gareth Cook, www.scientificamerican.com. January 24, 2012.

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• Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree.

  Susan Cain

  Degrees, Debate, Shyness

  "The Power of Introverts: A Manifesto for Quiet Brilliance". Interview with Gareth Cook, www.scientificamerican.com. January 24, 2012.

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• One honest relationship can be more productive than fistfuls of business cards.

  Susan Cain

  Business, Cards, Honest

  "Revenge of the Introverts: It's Often Assumed Extroverts Do Best in Life, but a New Book Reveals Quite the Opposite". www.dailymail.co.uk. March 25, 2012.

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• It's never a good idea to organize society in a way that depletes the energy of half the population.

  Susan Cain

  Ideas, Energy, Population

  "The Power of Introverts: A Manifesto for Quiet Brilliance". Interview with Gareth Cook, www.scientificamerican.com. January 24, 2012.

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