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interpersonally skilled but “not of an
especially sociable or participative temperament.”
They described themselves
as independent and individualistic. As
teens, many had been shy and solitary.
These findings don’t mean that introverts
are always more creative than extroverts,
but they do suggest that in a
group of people who have been extremely
creative throughout their lifetimes,
you’re likely to find a lot of introverts.
Why should this be true? Do
quiet personalities come with some ineffable
quality that fuels creativity?
Perhaps, as we’ll see in chapter 6.
But there’s a less obvious yet surprisingly
powerful explanation for introverts’
creative advantage—an explanation
that everyone can learn from: introverts
prefer to work independently, and
solitude can be a catalyst to innovation.
As the influential psychologist Hans
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