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I had always imagined Rosa Parks asa stately woman with a bold temperament,someone who could easily standup to a busload of glowering passengers.But when she died in 2005 at theage of ninety-two, the flood of obituariesrecalled her as soft-spoken, sweet,and small in stature. They said she was“timid and shy” but had “the courageof a lion.” They were full of phraseslike “radical humility” and “quiet fortitude.”What does it mean to be quietand have fortitude? these descriptionsasked implicitly. How could you be shyand courageous?Parks herself seemed aware of thisparadox, calling her autobiographyQuiet Strength—a title that challenges usto question our assumptions. Whyshouldn’t quiet be strong? And whatelse can quiet do that we don’t give itcredit for?26/929
27/929Our lives are shaped as profoundly bypersonality as by gender or race. Andthe single most important aspect of personality—the“north and south of temperament,”as one scientist puts it—iswhere we fall on the introvert-extrovertspectrum. Our place on this continuuminfluences our choice of friends andmates, and how we make conversation,resolve differences, and show love. Itaffects the careers we choose andwhether or not we succeed at them. Itgoverns how likely we are to exercise,commit adultery, function well withoutsleep, learn from our mistakes, placebig bets in the stock market, delay gratification,be a good leader, and ask“what if.” * It’s reflected in our brainpathways, neurotransmitters, and
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Our lives are shaped as profoundly by
personality as by gender or race. And
the single most important aspect of personality—the
“north and south of temperament,”
as one scientist puts it—is
where we fall on the introvert-extrovert
spectrum. Our place on this continuum
influences our choice of friends and
mates, and how we make conversation,
resolve differences, and show love. It
affects the careers we choose and
whether or not we succeed at them. It
governs how likely we are to exercise,
commit adultery, function well without
sleep, learn from our mistakes, place
big bets in the stock market, delay gratification,
be a good leader, and ask
“what if.” * It’s reflected in our brain
pathways, neurotransmitters, and
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