quiet-the-power-of-introverts-in-a-world-that-cant-stop-talking-susan-cain

as a typical HBS student, tall, with gracious
manners, prominent cheekbones,
a winsome smile, and a fashionably
choppy, surfer-dude haircut. He’d like
to find a job in private equity when he
graduates. But talk to Don for a while
and you’ll notice that his voice is softer
than those of his classmates, his head
ever so slightly cocked, his grin a little
tentative. Don is “a bitter introvert,” as
he cheerfully puts it—bitter because the
more time he spends at HBS, the more
convinced he becomes that he’d better
change his ways.
Don likes having a lot of time to himself,
but that’s not much of an option at
HBS. His day begins early in the morning,
when he meets for an hour and a
half with his “Learning Team”—a preassigned
study group in which participation
is mandatory (students at HBS
practically go to the bathroom in
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