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

“The university is filled with introverts,”
observes the psychologist Jerry
Miller, director of the Center for the
Child and the Family at the University
of Michigan. “The stereotype of the university
professor is accurate for so
many people on campus. They like to
read; for them there’s nothing more exciting
than ideas. And some of this has
to do with how they spent their time
when they were growing up. If you
spend a lot of time charging around,
then you have less time for reading and
learning. There’s only so much time in
your life.”
On the other hand, there is also a
wide range of possible outcomes for
each temperament. Low-reactive, extroverted
children, if raised by attentive
families in safe environments, can grow
up to be energetic achievers with big
personalities—the Richard Bransons
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